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Judicial Salaries: U.S. District Court Judges by State, 1789-1891

Alabama
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
April 21, 1820
$1,500
 
May 29, 1830
$2,500
 
June 17, 1844
  $800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute
March 3, 1847
  $200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims
March 2, 1867 $3,500  
 
Arkansas
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
June 15, 1836
$2,000
 
June 17, 1844
  $800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute
March 3, 1847
  $200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
 
California
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
September 28, 1850
$3,500
Northern District
 
$2,800
Southern District
August 31, 1852
$5,000
To the judge of the Northern District for holding court in both districts.
February 26, 1854
$3,500
Northern District
 
$2,800
Southern District
June 14, 1860
$6,000
Northern District (this salary, which included additional compensation for the handling of land claims, was to last no more than two years)
 
$3,500
Southern District (this salary, which included additional compensation for the handling of land claims, was to last no more than two years)
June 14, 1862
$3,500
Northern District
 
$2,800
Southern District
March 2, 1867
$5,000
As a single district
August 5, 1886
$5,000
Northern District
 
$4,000
Southern District
 
Colorado
Date Effective
Annual Salary
June 22, 1876
$3,500
 
Connecticut
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,000
May 29, 1830
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Delaware
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$800
January 1, 1795
$1,000
March 3, 1801
$1,200
May 29, 1830
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Florida
Date Effective
Annual Salary
March 3, 1845
$2,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Georgia
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,500
May 29, 1830
$2,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Idaho
Date Effective
Annual Salary
July 3, 1890
$3,500
 
Illinois
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
March 3, 1819
$1,000
 
March 3, 1845
$1,500
 
February 13, 1855
$2,500
 
March 3, 1857
$3,500
Northern District
 
$2,500
Southern District
March 2, 1867
$4,000
Northern District
 
$3,500
Southern District
 
Indiana
Date Effective
Annual Salary
March 3, 1817
$1,000
March 3, 1845
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Iowa
Date Effective
Annual Salary
December 28, 1845
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Kansas
Date Effective
Annual Salary
January 29, 1861
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Kentucky
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,000
February 13, 1801
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Louisiana
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
April 8, 1812
$3,000
 
June 17, 1844
  $800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute
March 3, 1847
  $200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims
March 3, 1849
$3,000
Eastern District
 
$2,000
Western District
July 26, 1866
$4,500
As a single district
March 3, 1881
$3,500
Western District
 
$4,500
Eastern District
 
Maine
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,000
May 29, 1830
$1,800
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Maryland
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,500
March 3, 1801
$1,600
May 29, 1830
$2,000
March 2, 1867
$4,000
 
Massachusetts
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,200
March 3, 1801
$1,600
May 29, 1830
$2,500
March 2, 1867
$4,000
 
Michigan
Date Effective
Annual Salary
July 1, 1836
$1,500
March 3, 1857
$3,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Minnesota
Date Effective
Annual Salary
May 11, 1858
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Mississippi
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
April 3, 1818
$2,000
 
June 17, 1844
  $800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute
March 3, 1847
  $200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
 
Missouri
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
March 16, 1822
$1,200
 
May 26, 1824
  $800 per year in additional compensation to hear land claims for an unspecified period of time
June 17, 1844
  $800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute
March 3, 1845
$1,500
 
March 3, 1847
  $200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims
March 3, 1857
$3,000
Eastern District
 
$1,500
Western District
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
 
Montana
Date Effective
Annual Salary
November 8, 1889
$3,500
 
Nebraska
Date Effective
Annual Salary
March 25, 1867
$3,500
 
Nevada
Date Effective
Annual Salary
February 27, 1865
$3,500
 
New Hampshire
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
New Jersey
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,000
March 3, 1801
$1,200
May 29, 1830
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$4,000
 
New York
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
September 23, 1789
$1,500
 
March 3, 1801
$1,600
 
April 27, 1816
$3,100
Southern District: $1,500 in additional compensation for the judge in the southern district to hold court in N.D.NY
March 3, 1817
$2,600
Southern District: $1,000 in additional compensation for one year to hold court in N.D.NY
March 3, 1818
$1,600
 
May 29, 1830
$3,500
Southern District
 
$2,000
Northern District
July 4, 1864
$3,500
 
March 2, 1867
$4,000
 
March 5, 1872
  $10/day to any visiting district judge for holding sessions of the district or circuit court in S.D.NY
February 7, 1873
  $300, per term, in additional compensation to the judge of the Eastern District for sitting in the circuit court in S.D.NY
 
North Carolina
Date Effective
Annual Salary
June 4, 1790
$1,500
May 29, 1830
$2,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
North Dakota
Date Effective
Annual Salary
November 2, 1889
$3,500
 
Ohio
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
February 19, 1803
$1,000
 
March 3, 1845
$1,500
 
March 2, 1867
$4,000
Southern District
 
$3,500
Northern District
 
Oregon
Date Effective
Annual Salary
March 3, 1859
$2,500
June 22, 1860
$3,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Pennsylvania  
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
September 23, 1789
$1,600
 
May 29, 1830
$2,500
Eastern District
 
$1,800
Western District
March 2, 1867
$4,000
 
 
Rhode Island
Date Effective
Annual Salary
June 23, 1790
$800
January 1, 1795
$1,000
May 29, 1830
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
South Carolina
Date Effective
Annual Salary
September 23, 1789
$1,800
May 29, 1830
$2,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
South Dakota
Date Effective
Annual Salary
November 2, 1889
$3,500
 
Tennessee
Date Effective
Annual Salary
January 31, 1797
$800
February 13, 1801
$1,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Texas
Date Effective
Annual Salary
December 29, 1845
$2,000
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Vermont
Date Effective
Annual Salary
March 3, 1791
$800
May 29, 1830
$1,200
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Virginia
Date Effective
Annual Salary
 
September 23, 1789
$1,800
 
February 4, 1819
$1,800
Eastern District
 
$1,600
Western District
May 20, 1826
  $8/day in additional compensation to the judge of the W.D.VA to hear a case in the W.D.PA in which that judge had been counsel prior to his appointment to the bench
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
 
Washington
Date Effective
Annual Salary
November 11, 1889
$3,500
 
West Virginia
Date Effective
Annual Salary
June 11, 1864
$1,600
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Wisconsin
Date Effective
Annual Salary
August 6, 1846
$1,500
March 3, 1857
$2,500
March 2, 1867
$3,500
 
Wyoming
Date Effective
Annual Salary
July 10, 1890
$3,500