SOC 23-1023 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Deltona, FL

The average salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Deltona, Florida is $188,710 a year ($90.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $175,020: half of the 60 people in this job in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% more than the U.S. average for this job ($143,830).

$188,710average per year

$90.73 / hourMedian $175,020Take-home ≈ $140,510

  • $175K10th
  • $175K25th
  • $175KMedian
  • $224K75th
  • $224K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
+31%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay range in Deltona

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $175,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $223,910 or more. The middle half of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Deltona earn between $175,020 and $223,910.

  • $175K10th
  • $175K25th
  • $175KMedian
  • $224K75th
  • $224K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$188,710$15,726$90.73
Median$175,020$14,585$84.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$175,020$14,585$84.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$223,910$18,659$107.65

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay in Deltona vs. Florida and the U.S.

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Deltona earn about the same as the Florida average ($186,200) and 31% more than the U.S. average ($143,830). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $153,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Deltona$188,710$175,020$175,020$223,91060
Florida$186,200$186,040$171,860$220,4101,380
United States$143,830$153,990$46,950$221,71024,030

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary after taxes in Deltona

On the average salary of $188,710, a single filer in Deltona takes home about $140,510 a year, or $11,709 a month and $5,404 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Deltona a good place for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Deltona area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.4), so the average $188,710 buys what about $189,912 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Deltona ($44,940). A typical home costs $330,725, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in other Florida cities

Deltona ranks 1st of 8 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Deltona: questions

How much do judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates make an hour in Deltona?

$90.73 an hour on average, and $84.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salary in Deltona?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $175,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $175,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates take-home pay in Deltona?

About $140,510 a year ($11,709 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $188,710. Florida has no state income tax.

Do judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates earn more in Deltona than elsewhere?

The average here is 31% more than the U.S. average for this job ($143,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 23-1023; area Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (19660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.88, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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