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Average Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates Salary in Nebraska

Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates in Nebraska earn a median annual salary of $196,390, which is +25.7% compared to the national median. There are 160 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Nebraska (state).

$196,390
Nebraska median annual wage
$94/hour median
+25.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $156,210
160
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.96
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$191,090
25th
$191,090
Median
$196,390
75th
$196,390
90th
$201,700

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nebraska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$217,962
Goods: 94.1%
Services: 75.6%
Rents: 75.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Massachusetts$221,710Compare600
Connecticut$211,420Compare200
Hawaii$203,290Compare120
New Jersey$200,150Compare990
Arkansas$192,910Compare220
Colorado$191,640Compare620

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nebraska

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$231,0200.87
Psychiatrists$229,240N/A
Chief Executives$206,0802.00
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$196,3900.96
Pediatricians, General$186,6801.47
General Internal Medicine Physicians$178,6201.68
Dentists, General$168,1100.99
Nuclear Engineers$149,280N/A

Nebraska has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates in Nebraska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.