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Municipal Court

Source file: City of Phoenix — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Municipal Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 293 employees with median total compensation of $58,100; the highest distinct record was $252,038.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$21.5M
Employees
293
Median total
$58,100
Highest record
$252,038

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 293 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$73,370 (100%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$29,601
$43,179
$58,100
$81,584
$147,949

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,949 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,601. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bailiff
54 · $46,975
City Judge (Nc)
27 · $203,157
Court Supervisor
13 · $73,197

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$18.9M
290
$51,864
2024
$20.4M
7.9%
283
2.4%
$56,251
8.5%
2025
$21.5M
5.3%
293
3.5%
$58,100
3.3%

Record list

Employees

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Brett Hutchison

Municipal Court Hrng Off (Nc)/Municipal Court

2024 total comp
$148,949
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$148,949
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$148,949

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
009

At Municipal Court, Brett Hutchison serves as a Municipal Court Hrng Off (Nc). Their 2024 pay totaled $148,949.

Stephen Miller

Information Technician Analyst/Prg II/Municipal Court

2025 total comp
$147,949
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$147,949
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$147,949

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

At Municipal Court, Stephen Miller serves as a Information Technician Analyst/Prg II. Their 2025 pay totaled $147,949.

Susan Hawkins

Municipal Court Hrng Off (Nc)/Municipal Court

2025 total comp
$143,898
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$143,898
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,898

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
009

Susan Hawkins works as a Municipal Court Hrng Off (Nc) for Municipal Court. Susan earned $143,898 in 2025.

Wayne Cook

Lead Information Technician Systems Specialist/Municipal Court

2025 total comp
$143,398
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$143,398
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,398

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

Wayne Cook holds the role of Lead Information Technician Systems Specialist at Municipal Court. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,398.

Kristian Carlson

Municipal Court Administrator/Municipal Court

2025 total comp
$142,854
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$142,854
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$142,854

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
009

Kristian Carlson is a Municipal Court Administrator at Municipal Court. 2025 total compensation came to $142,854.