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Survey of Judicial Salaries

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This semiannual publication provides the latest available information regarding the salaries of judicial officers and state court administrators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in addition to salaries for their counterparts in the federal judicial system. Comparative rankings are provided for appellate and general jurisdiction trial courts.  To obtain available printed copies, please contact the Knowledge and Information Services Office at (800) 616-6164 or send an e-mail to knowledge@ncsc.org.

Special Section(s)
Volume 32 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 2007

How States Set Judicial Compensation

Volume 32 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 2007
Volume 31 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 2006
Volume 30 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 2006

Court Manager Salaries vs. Other Public-Sector Administrators
Volume 30 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of April 1, 2005

General Jurisdiction Judges' Retirement Benefits Survey
Volume 29 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of October 1, 2004

Judicial Salary Comparison and Judicial Compensation Commissions
Volume 29 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of April 1, 2004

Judicial Leave
Volume 28 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of October 1, 2003

Retired & Senior Judges Recalled to Service
Volume 28 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of April 1, 2003
Volume 27 — No. 2* Reports Salaries as of October 1, 2002
Volume 27 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 2002
Volume 26 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 2001
Volume 26 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of October 1, 2000
Volume 25 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1999
Volume 25 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1998
Volume 23 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1998
Volume 22 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1997
Volume 22 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1997
Volume 21 — No. 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1996
Volume 21 — No. 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1996
Winter 1995 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1995
Volume 20, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1994
Volume 20, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1994
Volume 19, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1993
Volume 19, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1993
Volume 18, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1992
Volume 18, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1992
Volume 17, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1991
Volume 17, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1991
Volume 16, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1990
Volume 15, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1989
Volume 15, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1989
Volume 14, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1988
Volume 14, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1988
Volume 13, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of November, 1987
Volume 13, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1987
Volume 12, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1986
Volume 12, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of May 1, 1986
Volume 11, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1985
Volume 11, Number 1   Reports Salaries as of May 1, 1985
Volume 10, Number 2  Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1984
Volume 10, Number 1  Reports Salaries as of May 1, 1984
Volume 9, Number 2    Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1983
Volume 9, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of May 1, 1983
Volume 8, Number 3 Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1983
Volume 8, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of May 1, 1982
Volume 8, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1982
Volume 7, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1981
Volume 7, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of November 1, 1981
Volume 6, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1980
Volume 6, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1980
Volume 5, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of September 1, 1979
Volume 5, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1979
Volume 4, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1978
Volume 4, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1978
Volume 3, Number 6 Reports Salaries as of October 1, 1977
Volume 3, Number 5 Reports Salaries as of July 1, 1977
Volume 3, Number 4 Reports Salaries as of April 1, 1977
Volume 3, Number 3 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1977
Volume 3, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of October 1, 1976
Volume 3, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of April 1, 1976
Volume 2, Number 3 Reports Salaries as of January 1, 1976
Volume 2, Number 2 Reports Salaries as of September 1, 1975
Volume 2, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of June 1, 1975
Volume 1, Number 1 Reports Salaries as of June 1, 1974

*Volume 27/No. 2, Salaries as of October 2002 - In this issue of the Survey, two major changes take place.  First, average judicial salaries are now presented over time, beginning in July 1991 and ending with the most recent data as of October 2002.  Second, analysis is presented for the first time to show how salaries compare across states when taking into account cost-of-living differences. Similar features appear in subsequent issues.

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