Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $58K, rent takes 29.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,183/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers typically earn — is $40K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,419/month.

Local pay runs 51% below the national median — $58K here vs. $118K nationally.

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $58K median vs. the U.S. average of $118K — that’s -51%.

The median is $57,630 a year, that works out to about $28 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $40,310, and experienced administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers can clear $79,060. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,029/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,183/month, which eats 29.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers salary is worth about $57,630 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.