The map below shows you the number of circuit court judge job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where circuit court judges earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to circuit court judge professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the circuit court judge job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the circuit court judge industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

Yes, circuit court judge jobs are in demand. Circuit court judge demand is projected to grow -1% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	478	0.00%
2020	491	0.00%
2019	493	0.00%
2018	490	0.00%
2017	489	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$57,974	$27.87	+3.0%
2024	$56,261	$27.05	+2.2%
2023	$55,032	$26.46	+0.1%
2022	$54,999	$26.44	+6.3%
2021	$51,728	$24.87	--0.8%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Hawaii	1,427,538	15	1%
2	Montana	1,050,493	11	1%
3	District of Columbia	693,972	6	1%
4	California	39,536,653	96	0%
5	Florida	20,984,400	31	0%
6	Texas	28,304,596	27	0%
7	New York	19,849,399	19	0%
8	Michigan	9,962,311	16	0%
9	Iowa	3,145,711	11	0%
10	Georgia	10,429,379	9	0%
11	Illinois	12,802,023	7	0%
12	New Jersey	9,005,644	6	0%
13	Kansas	2,913,123	5	0%
14	Alaska	739,795	2	0%
15	Utah	3,101,833	2	0%
16	New Mexico	2,088,070	1	0%
17	Tennessee	6,715,984	1	0%
18	Oklahoma	3,930,864	1	0%
19	North Dakota	755,393	1	0%
20	Arkansas	3,004,279	0	0%

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