MARYLAND JUDICIARY | SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION
Title
Salary Prior to Increases
07/01/2018 Salary
07/01/2019 Salary
07/01/2020 Salary
07/01/2021 Salary
Judge, District Court
$141,333
$146,333
$151,333
$156,333
$161,333
Chief Judge, District Court
$163,633
$168,633
$173,633
$178,633
$183,633
Judge, Circuit Court
$154,433
$159,433
$164,433
$169,433
$174,433
Judge, Court of Special Appeals
$163,633
$168,633
$173,633
$178,633
$183,633
Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals
$166,633
$171,633
$176,633
$181,633
$186,633
Judge, Court of Appeals
$176,433
$181,433
$186,433
$191,433
$196,433
Chief Judge, Court of Appeals
$195,433
$200,433
$205,433
$210,433
$215,433
Judicial Salary Survey as of July 2021
In July 2021, the Judiciary Human Resources Department obtained current judicial salary data from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to compare Maryland judicial salaries with judicial salaries in states within the region and nationally. The Committee compiled the judicial salary data and presents its findings here for the consideration of the Commission. Tab 2 provides the most recent judicial salary data report by each state for each judicial classification. It should be noted the NCSC no longer tracks salary data for the Intermediate Appellate Court Chief Judge and Courts of Limited Jurisdiction due to jurisdictional differences from state to state. The data is listed in order of national rank (highest to lowest). Regional rankings are also provided as are salaries adjusted for cost of living. What follows is a synopsis of the reported data for state courts.
Regional Comparison:
Although the Committee believes it is important to examine the salaries of Maryland judges compared to the nation as a whole, it considers it particularly important to examine how Maryland judges stand when compared to other states in the Mid-Atlantic geographical area. The states that traditionally have been included in this regional comparison with Maryland are:
Connecticut
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Virginia
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