State wages ยท Cost of living
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $181,060. Alabama leads after cost of living, at $168,600. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($115,230).
National median
$115,230
Highest state median
$181,060
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$168,600
Alabama
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,600Higher: $168,600Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alabama | $149,760 | +30.0% | 88.823 | $168,600 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $181,060 | +57.1% | 109.901 | $164,750 | 2 |
| Indiana | $143,850 | +24.8% | 93.329 | $154,130 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | $124,090 | +7.7% | 87.843 | $141,260 | 4 |
| Louisiana | $124,090 | +7.7% | 88.207 | $140,680 | 5 |
| Kansas | $126,570 | +9.8% | 90.068 | $140,530 | 6 |
| Missouri | $127,070 | +10.3% | 90.817 | $139,920 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | $129,750 | +12.6% | 94.095 | $137,890 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $135,050 | +17.2% | 98.621 | $136,940 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $120,640 | +4.7% | 90.103 | $133,890 | 10 |
| Iowa | $116,820 | +1.4% | 87.762 | $133,110 | 11 |
| Michigan | $125,420 | +8.8% | 96.217 | $130,350 | 12 |
| North Carolina | $115,090 | -0.1% | 94.326 | $122,010 | 13 |
| Maryland | $127,120 | +10.3% | 104.959 | $121,110 | 14 |
| Tennessee | $110,140 | -4.4% | 91.87 | $119,890 | 15 |
| Arizona | $118,810 | +3.1% | 100.677 | $118,010 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $124,590 | +8.1% | 105.757 | $117,810 | 17 |
| Colorado | $120,290 | +4.4% | 103.052 | $116,730 | 18 |
| West Virginia | $103,840 | -9.9% | 89.497 | $116,030 | 19 |
| New Jersey | $125,530 | +8.9% | 108.805 | $115,370 | 20 |
| Washington | $121,850 | +5.7% | 107.013 | $113,860 | 21 |
| New York | $122,570 | +6.4% | 107.921 | $113,570 | 22 |
| Florida | $113,730 | -1.3% | 103.414 | $109,980 | 23 |
| Texas | $103,400 | -10.3% | 97.057 | $106,540 | 24 |
| Utah | $103,790 | -9.9% | 98.864 | $104,980 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | $104,150 | -9.6% | 104.165 | $99,990 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $96,100 | -16.6% | 97.572 | $98,490 | 27 |
| Illinois | $96,420 | -16.3% | 99.958 | $96,460 | 28 |
| South Carolina | $89,630 | -22.2% | 93.749 | $95,610 | 29 |
| Virginia | $93,680 | -18.7% | 101.104 | $92,660 | 30 |
| Hawaii | $98,630 | -14.4% | 109.951 | $89,700 | 31 |
| Mississippi | $75,540 | -34.4% | 86.953 | $86,870 | 32 |
| Oregon | $89,220 | -22.6% | 103.361 | $86,320 | 33 |
| Nevada | $85,310 | -26.0% | 99.979 | $85,330 | 34 |
| Connecticut | $87,790 | -23.8% | 103.61 | $84,730 | 35 |
| Montana | $77,560 | -32.7% | 94.645 | $81,950 | 36 |
| Ohio | $75,250 | -34.7% | 92.774 | $81,110 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $65,580 | -43.1% | 92.212 | $71,120 | 38 |
| Georgia | $65,000 | -43.6% | 96.293 | $67,500 | 39 |
| Kentucky | $57,960 | -49.7% | 90.159 | $64,290 | 40 |
| Maine | $60,880 | -47.2% | 97.05 | $62,730 | 41 |
| Idaho | $58,410 | -49.3% | 95.494 | $61,170 | 42 |
| Arkansas | $52,990 | -54.0% | 86.937 | $60,950 | 43 |
| Delaware | $54,500 | -52.7% | 99.808 | $54,600 | 44 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| California | Not available | Not available | 110.72 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.