Salaries & Wages Executive Level Salaries Locality Rates for Administrative Appeals Judges
Locality Rates of Pay for Administrative Appeals Judges
2025 Locality Rates of Pay
Administrative Appeals Judges
Effective January 2025
* Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2))
| Level | Rate |
|---|---|
| Locality Pay Area | AA1 |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA | $157,484 |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM | $154,302 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL | $161,422 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $156,936 |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL | $154,185 |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT | $172,884 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY | $159,623 |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT | $155,763 |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC | $156,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | $170,641 |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN | $158,997 |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | $159,388 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $156,676 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH | $159,284 |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX | $153,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | $165,947 |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | $155,085 |
| Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | $158,332 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | $170,198 |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA | $153,885 |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | $168,372 |
| Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA | $153,416 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA | $155,737 |
| Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA | $172,232 |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX | $176,040 |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | $158,971 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN | $154,068 |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS | $155,137 |
| Laredo, TX | $158,553 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ | $155,919 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | $177,957 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL | $162,570 |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI | $159,636 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | $166,416 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA | $179,887 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA | $154,172 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $153,781 |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $168,203 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | $159,675 |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV | $157,823 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA | $164,474 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC | $159,401 |
| Reno-Fernley, NV | $153,246 |
| Richmond, VA | $159,453 |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY | $153,716 |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV | $169,207 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX | $154,889 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $174,371 |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | $190,827 |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA | $171,567 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID | $153,442 |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL | $156,519 |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ | $155,541 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC | $154,915 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA | $174,658 |
| Rest of U.S. | $152,646 |
| State of Alaska | $172,597 |
| State of Hawaii | $159,362 |