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Average Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates Salary in Ohio

Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates in Ohio earn a median annual salary of $97,260, which is -37.7% compared to the national median. There are 2,510 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$97,260
Ohio median annual wage
$47/hour median
-37.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $156,210
2,510
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$22,600
25th
$48,320
Median
$97,260
75th
$149,230
90th
$172,520

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 Ohio, 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
92.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$104,835
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 73.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Massachusetts$221,710Compare600
Connecticut$211,420Compare200
Hawaii$203,290Compare120
New Jersey$200,150Compare990
Nebraska$196,390Compare160
Arkansas$192,910Compare220

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 Ohio

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$231,3001.93
Dentists, All Other Specialists$224,2900.78
Family Medicine Physicians$220,6000.46
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$220,3901.09
Nurse Anesthetists$216,3501.36
Orthodontists$211,4102.05
Pediatricians, General$210,1301.99
Chief Executives$208,5900.58

Ohio has salary data for 787 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates in Ohio

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.