🇺🇸 Estados Unidos · Juez
por industria 143 000 € / año
Salario medio — 143 000 € / año.
143 000 € / año
💰 Espectro salarial — por industria / especialidad
La media es el titular; el rango es lo que importa.
232,600 $
Federal Judge (US District)
Article III, lifetime appointment
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
195,000 $
State Supreme Court Justice
Highest state court
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
155,000 $
State Trial Judge
General jurisdiction
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
165,000 $
Administrative Law Judge
Federal agency hearings
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
🛤 El camino — paso a paso
- 1. Bachelor (4 años) — Any major; LSAT prep
- 2. JD (law school) (3 años) — Top schools = federal clerkship pipeline
- 3. Bar admission (— años) — State-by-state
- 4. Practice / Clerkship (10~20 años) — AUSA / litigation / academia common feeders
- 5. Judicial selection (— años) — Federal: Senate confirm. State: election or merit.
📝 Examen de licencia
Bar Exam + Judicial Selection
Bar admission required; judges then appointed (federal/some state) or elected (most state).
🏛️ Escuelas destacadas
| School | Location | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Yale Law | New Haven, CT | Strong judicial pipeline |
| Harvard Law | Cambridge, MA | Federal clerkship feeder |
| Stanford Law | Stanford, CA | Tech + IP focus |
| Columbia Law | New York, NY | NYC / SDNY pipeline |
| U Chicago Law | Chicago, IL | Law & economics |
🟠 Tier 3 — context only
💵 Especialidades — mismo título, otro número
| Specialty / Industry | Mean / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Judge (US District) | 232,600 $ | Article III, lifetime appointment |
| State Supreme Court Justice | 195,000 $ | Highest state court |
| State Trial Judge | 155,000 $ | General jurisdiction |
| Administrative Law Judge | 165,000 $ | Federal agency hearings |
| Magistrate Judge | 215,000 $ | Federal, term appointment |
🏢 Tipos de empleador — base vs comp total
Federal Bench
Federal pay scale, lifetime tenure (Art. III)
State Bench
State pay scale, term-based
Administrative
GS scale, federal agency-specific
📈 Ingreso a lo largo de los años
Law school grad
0 $
0 yr
Clerkship
80,000 $
1~2 yr
Practice (10~20 yr typical before bench)
200,000 $
10~20 yr
Judge (state)
155,000 $
— yr
Judge (federal)
232,600 $
— yr
📚 Profundizar
Cuatro subpáginas — regalo, visión, camino, historia.