NEVADA - JUDGES PAID WELL

Nevada Judges Are Well Paid, Says 2011 Report 

by Nevada News Bureau Staff 

Nevada's jurists are well compensated in comparison to their counterparts in other states, according to a 2011 report by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).

Judges for the state Supreme Court are paid $170,000 annually, which puts Nevada well above the average and 10^th on the list of best-paying states.

The median salary for state Supreme Court justices across the United States is $146,917.

California pays its high court judges the most of any state, with annual salaries of $218,237. But the pay scale varies widely for jurists in Nevada's other neighboring states.

Arizona pays its Supreme Court judges $155,000, while Utah pays them $145,350.

The annual salary for high court judges in Oregon is $125,688, while Idaho pays just $119, 506.

In general jurisdiction trial courts, Nevada judges are paid $160,000. The state is ranked 8^th on the generosity list in this category.

The median salary for general trial courts across the United States is $132,500.

Illinois pays its trial court judges the most of any state with $178,835. Other high-paying states include California, Alaska, Washington, D.C. and Delaware.

The Survey of Judicial Salaries is published by the NCSC with information provided by state court administrative offices across the United States.

The NCSC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the modernization of court operations and the improvement of justice at the state and local levels throughout the country. It functions as an extension of the state court systems.