Judicial Branch

We set the salaries of:

• Supreme Court Justices
• Judges of the Court of Appeals
• Superior Court Judges
• District Court Judges

The state pays the salaries of the Supreme Court Justices and judges of the Court of Appeals.  Superior court judges’ salaries are paid 50/50 by the state and by the county in which the court is located.  District Court judges’ salaries are paid 100% by the county in which the court is located.

We do not set the salaries of municipal judges.

Click here to see the Judicial report.

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) surveyed all states in 2022 and published its findings.

Click here to see how states set Judicial salaries.