What is the monthly salary for a federal judge?

Answer 1

2010 Article III Federal Judicial Salaries

$174,000.....$14,500/mo US District Court judges

$174,000.....$14,500/mo US Court of International Trade judges

$184,500.....$15,375/mo US Court of Appeals Circuit Court judges

$213,900.....$17,825/mo US Supreme Court, Associate Justices

$223,500.....$18,625/mo US Supreme Court, Chief Justice

2010 Article I Federal Judicial Salaries

$160,080.....$13,340/mo Bankruptcy Judges and Federal Magistrates

$174,000.....$14,500/mo US Tax Court judges

$174,000.....$14,500/mo Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges

$103,900 - $155,500 (annual) or $8,658 - $12,958 (month) Administrative Law Judges

Answer 2

Article III federal judges are paid according to type of court they preside over, and are salaried employees whose pay is not calculated on an hourly basis. Most employees on salary work longer than a standard 40-hour week; however, if federal judges worked 52 weeks per year (2080 hours), their hourly pay would be approximately as shown below.

2010 Article III Federal Judicial Salaries

$83.65/ hour ($174,000) US District Court judges

$83.65/ hour ($174,000) US Court of International Trade judges

$88.70/ hour ($184,500) US Court of Appeals Circuit Court judges

$102.84/hour ($213,900) US Supreme Court, Associate Justices

$107.45/hour ($223,500) US Supreme Court, Chief Justice

2010 Article I Federal Judicial Salaries

$76.96/hour ($160,080) Bankruptcy Judges and Federal Magistrates

$83.65/hour ($174,000) US Tax Court judges

$83.65/hour ($174,000) Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges

$49.95/hour ($103,900) - $77.75/hour ($155,500) Administrative Law Judges