SOC 23-1023 · Lubbock, TX metro

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Lubbock, Texas is $130,650 a year ($62.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $139,870: half of the 40 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($143,830).

$130,650average per year

$62.81 / hourMedian $139,870Take-home ≈ $100,565

  • $47K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $140KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $219K90th

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

40people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $218,940 or more. The middle half of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Lubbock earn between $66,590 and $165,310.

  • $47K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $140KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $219K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$130,650$10,888$62.81
Median$139,870$11,656$67.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,590$5,549$32.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$165,310$13,776$79.48

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

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Lubbock earn about the same as the Texas average ($127,900) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($143,830). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $153,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$130,650$139,870$46,700$218,94040
Texas$127,900$139,990$31,380$184,7902,770
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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $130,650, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $100,565 a year, or $8,380 a month and $3,868 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Lubbock a good place for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $130,650 buys what about $143,073 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lubbock ranks 3rd of 7 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($149,540).

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Providence, RI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($211,390).

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

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

$62.81 an hour on average, and $67.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $100,565 a year ($8,380 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,650. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 9% less 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 1.45, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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