How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, the published 10th percentile is $19,180 and the 90th percentile is $188,400. The difference is $169,220, which is 125.0% 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 $66,470 to the 75th at $173,650, covers $107,180.

The mean annual wage is $123,040, which sits below the median of $135,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 12.1% lower than the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $137,313, which is 10.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Texas median of $139,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $137,313 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $132,550 and employment of 30. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,203, against $137,313 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $153,990 and employment of 710. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,027, against $137,313 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $140,090 and employment of 50. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,169, against $137,313 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (480 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.