Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $89K, rent takes 29.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,555/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 $64K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,848/month. At HUD’s $1,555/month FMR, rent would take 40% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 24% below the national median — $89K here vs. $118K nationally.

Oregon pays $89K median vs. the U.S. average of $118K — that’s -24%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 102.44), the purchasing-power equivalent is $87K — below the national median.

The median is $89,220 a year, that works out to about $43 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $64,130, and experienced administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers can clear $166,040. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,323/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,555/month, which eats 29.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Oregon has a Regional Price Parity of 102.44 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers salary is worth about $87,095 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.