How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, the published 10th percentile is $33,740 and the 90th percentile is $175,570. The difference is $141,830, which is 177.2% 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 $42,360 to the 75th at $108,060, covers $65,700.

The mean annual wage is $104,460, which sits above the median of $80,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 48% lower than the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,197, which is 44.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% lower than the Ohio median of $95,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $85,197 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Cleveland, OH ranks 6th of 8 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).).

• Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $68,760 and employment of 60. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,642, against $85,197 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $106,170 and employment of 80. That median is 32.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,484, against $85,197 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $98,790 and employment of 60. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,496, against $85,197 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (440 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.76 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.