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Seattle Municipal Courts

Source file: City of Seattle — Wage Data / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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

In 2024, this agency had 223 employees with median total compensation of $104,270; the highest distinct record was $249,163.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$26.3M
Employees
223
Median total
$104,270
Highest record
$249,163

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 223 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,270) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$118,054 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • 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
$83,283
$89,856
$104,270
$141,357
$164,715

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,715 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $83,283. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Court Cashier
54 · $86,653
Court Clerk
30 · $91,374
Probation Counselor I
15 · $112,611

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.

Record list

Employees

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Karthikeyan Seshadri

Information Technology Professional a Bu/Seattle Municipal Courts

2024 total comp
$184,746
Base pay
$184,746
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,746
Hourly rate
$89

Karthikeyan Seshadri works as a Information Technology Professional a Bu for Seattle Municipal Courts. Karthikeyan earned $184,746 in 2024.

Robert Chung Jr.

Magistrate/Seattle Municipal Courts

2024 total comp
$184,579
Base pay
$184,579
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,579
Hourly rate
$89

At Seattle Municipal Courts, Robert Chung Jr. serves as a Magistrate. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,579.