Find out how much federal judges are paid currently and since 1968.
Year District Judges Circuit Judges Associate Justices Chief Justice 2025 $247,400 $262,300 $303,600 $317,500 2024 $243,300 $257,900 $298,500 $312,200 2023 $232,600 $246,600 $285,400 $298,500 2022 $223,400 $236,900 $274,200 $286,700 2021 $218,600 $231,800 $268,300 $280,500 2020 $216,400 $229,500 $265,600 $277,700 2019 $210,900 $223,700 $258,900 $270,700 2018 $208,000 $220,600 $255,300 $267,000 2017 $205,100 $217,600 $251,800 $263,300 2016 $203,100 $215,400 $249,300 $260,700 2015 $201,100 $213,300 $246,800 $258,100 20141 $199,100 $211,200 $244,400 $255,500 2013 $174,000 $184,500 $213,900 $223,500 2012 $174,000 $184,500 $213,900 $223,500 2011 $174,000 $184,500 $213,900 $223,500 2010 $174,000 $184,500 $213,900 $223,500 2009 $174,000 $184,500 $213,900 $223,500 2008 $169,300 $179,500 $208,100 $217,400 2007 $165,200 $175,100 $203,000 $212,100 2006 $165,200 $175,100 $203,000 $212,100 2005 $162,100 $171,800 $199,200 $208,100 2004 $158,100 $167,600 $194,300 $203,000 2003 $154,700 $164,000 $190,100 $198,600 2002 $150,000 $159,100 $184,400 $192,600 2001 $145,100 $153,900 $178,300 $186,300 2000 $141,300 $149,900 $173,600 $181,400 1999 $136,700 $145,000 $167,900 $175,400 1998 $136,700 $145,000 $167,900 $175,400 1997 $133,600 $141,700 $164,100 $171,500 1996 $133,600 $141,700 $164,100 $171,500 1995 $133,600 $141,700 $164,100 $171,500 1994 $133,600 $141,700 $164,100 $171,500 1993 $133,600 $141,700 $164,100 $171,500 1992 $129,500 $137,300 $159,000 $166,200 19912 $125,100 $132,700 $153,600 $160,600 1990 $96,600 $102,500 $118,600 $124,000 1989 $89,500 $95,000 $110,000 $115,000 1988 $89,500 $95,000 $110,000 $115,000 19873 $89,500 $95,000 $110,000 $115,000 1986 $78,700 $83,200 $104,100 $108,400 1985 $78,700 $83,200 $104,100 $108,400 1984 $76,000 $80,400 $100,600 $104,700 1983 $73,100 $77,300 $96,700 $100,700 1982 $73,100 $77,300 $96,700 $100,700 1981 $70,300 $74,300 $93,000 $96,800 1980 $67,100 $70,900 $88,700 $92,400 19794 $61,500 $65,000 $81,300 $84,700 1978 $54,500 $57,500 $72,000 $75,000 19775 $54,500 $57,500 $72,000 $75,000 19766 $44,000 $46,800 $66,000 $68,700 1975 $42,000 $44,600 $63,000 $65,600 1974 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 1973 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 1972 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 1971 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 1970 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 19697 $40,000 $42,500 $60,000 $62,500 1968 $30,000 $33,000 $39,500 $40,000 Explanatory NotesUnless otherwise indicated, all increases were the result of annual salary adjustments, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 5, 44(d), 135, and/or 461. By statute, the salary of a bankruptcy or magistrate judge is equal to 92 percent of the salary of a district judge. 28 U.S.C. §§ 153, 634(a).
1 These salary levels reflect two separate adjustments. Beer v. United States, 696 F.3d 1174 (Fed. Cir. 2012), cert. denied, 133 S.Ct. 1997, held that the denial of certain cost-of-living adjustments for judges was an unconstitutional deprivation of judicial compensation in violation of the Compensation Clause and that a 2001 amendment that barred judges from receiving additional compensation except as Congress specifically authorized did not override the provisions of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-194. In an order filed on December 10, 2013, in Barker v. United States, No. 12-826 (Fed. Cl. filed Nov. 30, 2012), this holding was applied to other Article III judges, effective that date. As directed by these decisions, the salaries were reset to include the missed adjustments, resulting in the salaries of circuit judges set at $209,100, district judges at $197,100, the Chief Justice at $253,000 and the Associate Justices at $242,000. These salary levels were then further adjusted by the one percent cost-of-living adjustment provided to nearly all federal government employees and officials, in accordance with Executive Order No. 13655 (Dec. 23, 2013), effective January 1, 2014.
2 These salary levels reflect two separate adjustments that both became effective on January 1, 1991: a 25 percent increase provided to judges and other senior government officials by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-194, § 703, 103 Stat. 1716, 1768; and a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment for the 1991 fiscal year.
3 These salary levels reflect two separate adjustments. First, Public Law Number 99-500, § 406, provided a three percent cost-of-living adjustment for the Judiciary as of January 1, 1987, bringing the salaries of circuit judges to $85,700, district judges (and other top government officials) to $81,100, the Chief Justice to $111,700, and the salaries of the Associate Justices to $107,200. Then on January 5, 1987, President Reagan recommended to Congress further adjustment for justices, judges, and other executive level officers under the Federal Salary Act of 1967, as amended, 2 U.S.C. § 358, to the rates shown. These rates became effective March 1, 1987, following Congressional failure to effectively disapprove them.
4 United States v. Will, 449 U.S. 200 (1980), held that 1979 legislation violated the Compensation Clause of Article III in denying judges joint implementation of annual cost-of-living adjustments in 1978 and 1979.
5 These salary levels reflect varying percentage increases proposed and implemented under the Quadrennial Commission process, effective March 1, 1977.
6 Implementation of the 1976 annual cost-of-living adjustment, pursuant to United States v. Will, supra, holding that retroactive cancellation of the 1976 adjustment violated the Compensation Clause of Article III.
7 These salary levels reflect varying percentage increases proposed and implemented under the Quadrennial Commission process, effective March 1, 1969.
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