How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, the published 10th percentile is $77,320 and the 90th percentile is $225,060. The difference is $147,740, which is 71.0% 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 $202,550 to the 75th at $208,180, covers $5,630.

The mean annual wage is $180,060, which sits below the median of $208,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 35.2% higher than the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $227,318, which is 47.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nebraska median of $208,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $208,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $227,318 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. Lincoln, NE 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $208,180 and employment of 90. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $226,502, against $227,318 here.
• Topeka, KS is 135 miles away, with a median of $148,910 and employment of 50. That median is 28.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $167,654, against $227,318 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $147,510 and employment of 90. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $160,860, against $227,318 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (40 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.42 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.