SOC 23-1023 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates make in Tallahassee, FL?

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 Tallahassee, FL is $173,370. The 10th percentile is $173,370 and the 90th percentile is $220,410. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$173,370

10th percentile
$173,370
25th percentile
$173,370
Median
$173,370
75th percentile
$191,460
90th percentile
$220,410
Mean
$185,390

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 $173,370 and the 90th percentile is $220,410. The difference is $47,040, which is 27.1% 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 $173,370 to the 75th at $191,460, covers $18,090.

The mean annual wage is $185,390, which sits above the median of $173,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $153,990 for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. In 2024 national prices the local median is $184,595, which is 19.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the Florida median of $186,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $173,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $184,595 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Tallahassee, FL ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • Dothan, AL is 95 miles away, with a median of $48,930 and employment of 30. That median is 71.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,366, against $184,595 here.
  • Gainesville, FL is 114 miles away, with a median of $178,950 and employment of 40. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $184,994, against $184,595 here.
  • Jacksonville, FL is 150 miles away, with a median of $173,920 and employment of 90. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,822, against $184,595 here.

Employment share

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (60 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 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 Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Tallahassee, FL is $173,370. The 10th percentile is $173,370 and the 90th percentile is $220,410. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $153,990.

What is Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay in Tallahassee, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $173,370 is $184,595. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tallahassee, FL compare with nearby metros for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates?

Dothan, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 95 miles away, at $48,930. Tallahassee, FL ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.