History of the Federal Judiciary


History of the Federal Judiciary


  Judicial Salaries
U.S. Court of Appeals Judges
1891
$6,000
1903
$7,000
1919
$8,500
1926
$12,500
1946
$17,500
1955
$25,500
1964
$33,000
1969
$42,500
1975
$44,600
1976
$46,800
1977
$57,500
1978
$60,700
1979
$65,000
1980
$70,900
1981
$74,300
1982
$77,300
1984
$80,400
1985
$83,200
1987
$85,700
1987
$95,000
1990
$102,500
1991
$132,700
1992
$137,300
1993
$141,700
1998
$145,000
2000
$149,900
2001
$153,900
2002
$159,100
2003
$164,000
2004
$167,600
2005
$171,800
2006
$175,100
2008
$179,500
2009
$184,500

 

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