Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary — Albany, New York

The average Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Albany, New York earns $173,360 a year.

$173,360 / year, mean
↑ 14.5% above national average 22th percentile in New York

Albany pays below most of New York for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's a solid premium over the national average for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
150
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.5%
Cost of living 100 #63 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $370,533 #67 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $86,072 #34 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Albany ranks #63 for cost of living and #67 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Evansville $198,090 Longview $196,580 Glens Falls $193,860 Atlantic City $190,040 Deltona $188,710 New York $188,200 Orlando $187,480 Miami $187,110 Jacksonville $186,080 Tallahassee $185,390 Tampa $185,210 Buffalo $184,550 Port St. Lucie $183,700 Kiryas Joel $183,120 Rochester $182,120 Gainesville $179,360 Baltimore $177,520 Utica $177,060 Trenton $176,970 Portland $175,420 Binghamton $174,100 Albany $173,360 Syracuse $170,220 Philadelphia $165,170 Olympia $158,030 Seattle $156,660 Spokane $152,610 Louisville $151,100 Austin $149,540 Fort Wayne $148,890 Bremerton $146,810 Indianapolis $144,420 Chicago $144,060 Corpus Christi $139,320 Lubbock $130,650 Lynchburg $128,410 Charlottesville $126,270 Virginia Beach $125,680 San Antonio $125,360 Richmond $125,220 Houston $123,040 Beaumont $122,740 Roanoke $121,630 Huntington $105,280 Charleston $103,850 Detroit $99,120 Grand Rapids $80,090 Texarkana $78,620 Hagerstown $77,650
CityMean salaryvs. Albany
Atlantic City, New Jersey$190,040+9.6%
Austin, Texas$149,540-13.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$177,520+2.4%
Beaumont, Texas$122,740-29.2%
Binghamton, New York$174,100+0.4%
Bremerton, Washington$146,810-15.3%
Buffalo, New York$184,550+6.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$103,850-40.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$126,270-27.2%
Chicago, Illinois$144,060-16.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$139,320-19.6%
Deltona, Florida$188,710+8.9%
Detroit, Michigan$99,120-42.8%
Evansville, Indiana$198,090+14.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$148,890-14.1%
Gainesville, Florida$179,360+3.5%
Glens Falls, New York$193,860+11.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$80,090-53.8%
Hagerstown, Maryland$77,650-55.2%
Houston, Texas$123,040-29.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$105,280-39.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$144,420-16.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$186,080+7.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$183,120+5.6%
Longview, Washington$196,580+13.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$151,100-12.8%
Lubbock, Texas$130,650-24.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$128,410-25.9%
Miami, Florida$187,110+7.9%
New York, New York$188,200+8.6%
Olympia, Washington$158,030-8.8%
Orlando, Florida$187,480+8.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$165,170-4.7%
Portland, Oregon$175,420+1.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$183,700+6.0%
Richmond, Virginia$125,220-27.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$121,630-29.8%
Rochester, New York$182,120+5.1%
San Antonio, Texas$125,360-27.7%
Seattle, Washington$156,660-9.6%
Spokane, Washington$152,610-12.0%
Syracuse, New York$170,220-1.8%
Tallahassee, Florida$185,390+6.9%
Tampa, Florida$185,210+6.8%
Texarkana, Texas$78,620-54.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$176,970+2.1%
Utica, New York$177,060+2.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$125,680-27.5%
Gross salary
173,360/yr
Estimated take-home
120,404/yr
Est. total withheld
30.5%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 23-1023 SOC code
Official area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10580 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
SchenectadyTroy
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
902,372