How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, the published 10th percentile is $137,410 and the 90th percentile is $167,990. The difference is $30,580, which is 19.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $139,990 to the 75th at $167,990, covers $28,000.

The mean annual wage is $149,540, which sits below the median of $153,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is about the same as the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $157,027, which is 2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% higher than the Texas median of $139,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $153,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $157,027 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $145,860 and employment of 210. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,997, against $157,027 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $135,430 and employment of 480. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,313, against $157,027 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 163 miles away, with a median of $140,090 and employment of 50. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,169, against $157,027 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (710 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.