Compared with the local labor market
Administrative Law Judge pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — about 340 people — is $63,660. Division of Environmental Quality pays a median base salary of $137,668 for this role, 116% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Division of Environmental Quality sits in the local pay range
$45,610
$50,670
$63,660
$83,700
$121,260
Division of Environmental Quality median · $137,668
The bar is the range of annual wages for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Division of Environmental Quality’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — about 16,370 people — is $117,860. Division of Environmental Quality’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 62nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$61,110
$81,140
$117,860
$159,680
$207,480
Division of Environmental Quality median · $137,668
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Division of Environmental Quality is $137,668, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Administrative Law Judge beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $114,617 ranks #12 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.