Florida / Circuit Judge
Role across Florida
Circuit Judge
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
529 people hold the Circuit Judge role across 1 department in Florida, with a median total compensation of $200,836. Among 2 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Florida ranks #1 by median pay.
- Employees
- 529
- Median pay
- $200,836
- Departments
- 1
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #1 of 2
Compared with the local labor market
Circuit Judge pay vs. Florida
Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates — about 1,380 people — is $186,040. Florida pays a median base salary of $200,836 for this role, 8% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Florida sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Florida’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates — about 24,030 people — is $153,990. Florida’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Florida range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Florida is $200,836, 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
Circuit Judge pay in other jurisdictions
Where Circuit Judges are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Circuit Judgeroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.