SOC 23-1023 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $122,750. The 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,270. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$122,750

10th percentile
$40,490
25th percentile
$64,980
Median
$122,750
75th percentile
$163,280
90th percentile
$210,270
Mean
$119,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, the published 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,270. The difference is $169,780, which is 138.3% 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 $64,980 to the 75th at $163,280, covers $98,300.

The mean annual wage is $119,230, which sits below the median of $122,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,709, which is 16.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.9% higher than the Ohio median of $95,260.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $128,709 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 5th of 9 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $104,760 and employment of 130. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,017, against $128,709 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $156,550 and employment of 100. That median is 27.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $168,199, against $128,709 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $183,000 and employment of 260. That median is 49.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $191,231, against $128,709 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (240 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $122,750. The 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,270. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates?

The local median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $153,990.

What is Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $122,750 is $128,709. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $104,760. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 5th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.