MARYLAND JUDICIARY | SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION
The chart below shows the current regional rankings vs. those reported in our last survey, with 1 being highest and 9, lowest.
Regional, No Cost-of-Living Factor
Chief Judge, Highest Appellate
Judge, Highest Appellate
Judge, Intermediate Appellate
General Jurisdiction Judge
Date
01/01/2017
7
8
6
9
07/01/2021
7
8
6
9
Variance
0
0
0
0
As indicated above, Maryland remained stagnant in all four (4) judicial classifications. At each level, Maryland judicial salaries are near or at the bottom of the regional rankings. The chart below shows the cost-of-living factor being applied to the regional rankings vs. those reported in our last survey, with 1 being highest and 9, lowest.
Regional, Cost-of-Living Factor
Chief Judge, Highest Appellate
Judge, Highest Appellate
Judge, Intermediate Appellate
General Jurisdiction Judge
Date
01/01/2017
4
6
5
7
07/01/2021
7
7
6
8
Variance
-3
-1
-1
-1
As indicated above, when the cost-of-living factor is applied, Maryland lost ground in all judicial classifications. At each level, Maryland judicial salaries are now near the bottom of the regional rankings. As noted previously, the NCSC no longer tracks salary data for courts of limited jurisdiction, e.g. the District Court of Maryland. Within the region, Rhode Island is the only state that has a court of limited jurisdiction comparable to Maryland’s District Court. Therefore, the Committee had to research other states to find comparable courts. As a result of the research and utilizing the NCSC list serve, the Committee obtained salary data for six (6) states that have a court of limited jurisdiction that is comparable to Maryland: Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Washington. The average of judicial salaries for courts of limited jurisdiction in those states is $164,643. This is a difference of $3,310 when compared to current judicial salaries in the District Court, as of 07/01/2021. A comparison of the average cost of living in these jurisdictions indicates Maryland has a cost of living adjustment index of 126.8 while the other states average 113.27, a difference of 13.53. Maryland District Court judges make less than the average salary of their counterparts in the above states, yet also have a higher cost of living.
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