Highest paying countries for Judges
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Judge? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $225,212$18,768 / mo
- 2 Iceland $191,814$15,984 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $184,657$15,388 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $170,400$14,200 / mo
- 5 United States $142,000$11,833 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $142,000$11,833 / mo
- 7 Singapore $141,432$11,786 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $127,800$10,650 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $124,009$10,334 / mo
- 10 Jersey $120,700$10,058 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Judge professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $225,212, $191,814 and $184,657.
Judge salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $3,777 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $56,615$4,718 / mo
- Gabon $47,187$3,932 / mo
- South Africa $44,900$3,742 / mo
- Namibia $37,744$3,145 / mo
- Botswana $31,453$2,621 / mo
- Angola $25,162$2,097 / mo
- Zambia $23,586$1,966 / mo
- Seychelles $22,010$1,834 / mo
- Ghana $20,448$1,704 / mo
- Comoros $20,448$1,704 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $20,448$1,704 / mo
- Mauritius $19,582$1,632 / mo
- Malawi $19,511$1,626 / mo
- Congo $17,920$1,493 / mo
- Cabo Verde $17,452$1,454 / mo
- Rwanda $17,296$1,441 / mo
- Lesotho $15,734$1,311 / mo
- Uganda $15,407$1,284 / mo
- Burkina Faso $15,095$1,258 / mo
- Tanzania $14,470$1,206 / mo
- Ivory Coast $14,157$1,180 / mo
- Senegal $14,157$1,180 / mo
- Djibouti $14,157$1,180 / mo
- Morocco $13,107$1,092 / mo
- Central African Republic $12,894$1,074 / mo
- Cameroon $12,581$1,048 / mo
- Kenya $11,843$987 / mo
- Mozambique $11,644$970 / mo
- Nigeria $10,380$865 / mo
- Zimbabwe $10,380$865 / mo
- Libya $10,153$846 / mo
- Mali $10,068$839 / mo
- Burundi $10,068$839 / mo
- Tunisia $9,798$817 / mo
- Madagascar $9,429$786 / mo
- Guinea $9,429$786 / mo
- Togo $9,429$786 / mo
- Eritrea $9,429$786 / mo
- Eswatini $9,429$786 / mo
- Chad $9,116$760 / mo
- Somalia $8,804$734 / mo
- Sudan $8,648$721 / mo
- Liberia $8,179$682 / mo
- Ethiopia $7,867$656 / mo
- South Sudan $7,867$656 / mo
- Algeria $7,242$603 / mo
- Benin $6,291$524 / mo
- Mauritania $6,291$524 / mo
- DR Congo $5,666$472 / mo
- Sierra Leone $4,714$393 / mo
- Gambia $4,714$393 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $4,714$393 / mo
- Egypt $4,601$383 / mo
- Niger $3,777$315 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $3,138 per year.
- Singapore $141,432$11,786 / mo
- Hong Kong $124,009$10,334 / mo
- Israel $83,610$6,967 / mo
- South Korea $81,068$6,756 / mo
- Japan $72,179$6,015 / mo
- Maldives $69,197$5,766 / mo
- China $30,388$2,532 / mo
- Malaysia $30,374$2,531 / mo
- Jordan $20,320$1,693 / mo
- India $19,866$1,655 / mo
- Turkmenistan $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Mongolia $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Armenia $18,801$1,567 / mo
- Thailand $18,716$1,560 / mo
- Kazakhstan $18,318$1,527 / mo
- Russia $17,679$1,473 / mo
- Iraq $16,273$1,356 / mo
- Vietnam $14,654$1,221 / mo
- Azerbaijan $13,788$1,149 / mo
- Uzbekistan $13,774$1,148 / mo
- Timor-Leste $12,581$1,048 / mo
- Bhutan $12,581$1,048 / mo
- Philippines $12,070$1,006 / mo
- Indonesia $10,267$856 / mo
- Palau $10,153$846 / mo
- Tajikistan $9,429$786 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $9,429$786 / mo
- Iran $8,350$696 / mo
- Laos $7,867$656 / mo
- Bangladesh $7,554$630 / mo
- Nepal $6,773$564 / mo
- Sri Lanka $6,262$522 / mo
- Cambodia $6,134$511 / mo
- Pakistan $5,666$472 / mo
- Myanmar $4,714$393 / mo
- Palau $3,138$262 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $12,397 per year.
- Switzerland $225,212$18,768 / mo
- Iceland $191,814$15,984 / mo
- Luxembourg $184,657$15,388 / mo
- Vatican City $142,000$11,833 / mo
- Jersey $120,700$10,058 / mo
- Denmark $119,195$9,933 / mo
- Guernsey $113,600$9,467 / mo
- Netherlands $113,515$9,460 / mo
- Norway $106,855$8,905 / mo
- Ireland $101,828$8,486 / mo
- United Kingdom $100,195$8,350 / mo
- Germany $99,627$8,302 / mo
- Belgium $96,603$8,050 / mo
- Monaco $94,359$7,863 / mo
- Sweden $93,393$7,783 / mo
- Finland $90,695$7,558 / mo
- Liechtenstein $88,040$7,337 / mo
- Austria $83,169$6,931 / mo
- France $81,593$6,799 / mo
- San Marino $78,625$6,552 / mo
- Spain $60,464$5,039 / mo
- Cyprus $57,254$4,771 / mo
- Italy $56,331$4,694 / mo
- Slovenia $52,455$4,371 / mo
- Estonia $51,148$4,262 / mo
- Poland $48,876$4,073 / mo
- Croatia $44,247$3,687 / mo
- Lithuania $44,006$3,667 / mo
- Slovakia $39,703$3,309 / mo
- Latvia $38,383$3,199 / mo
- Malta $37,744$3,145 / mo
- Portugal $36,096$3,008 / mo
- Hungary $32,802$2,734 / mo
- Greece $32,774$2,731 / mo
- Bulgaria $32,234$2,686 / mo
- Andorra $31,453$2,621 / mo
- Montenegro $29,863$2,489 / mo
- Romania $29,536$2,461 / mo
- Serbia $24,864$2,072 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $22,890$1,908 / mo
- Albania $20,164$1,680 / mo
- North Macedonia $19,568$1,631 / mo
- Moldova $18,701$1,558 / mo
- Belarus $16,316$1,360 / mo
- Georgia $15,379$1,282 / mo
- Ukraine $12,397$1,033 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $11,601 per year.
- Bermuda $170,400$14,200 / mo
- United States $142,000$11,833 / mo
- Cayman Islands $127,800$10,650 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $106,500$8,875 / mo
- Canada $91,746$7,646 / mo
- Puerto Rico $56,615$4,718 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $47,187$3,932 / mo
- Bahamas $44,006$3,667 / mo
- Barbados $37,744$3,145 / mo
- Dominica $29,863$2,489 / mo
- Costa Rica $29,721$2,477 / mo
- Belize $28,301$2,358 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $28,301$2,358 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $26,739$2,228 / mo
- Panama $25,248$2,104 / mo
- Cuba $25,162$2,097 / mo
- Guyana $22,010$1,834 / mo
- Saint Lucia $22,010$1,834 / mo
- Mexico $21,854$1,821 / mo
- Jamaica $20,448$1,704 / mo
- Grenada $20,448$1,704 / mo
- Honduras $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Nicaragua $17,296$1,441 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $15,734$1,311 / mo
- Haiti $12,581$1,048 / mo
- El Salvador $12,581$1,048 / mo
- Guatemala $11,601$967 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $5,850 per year.
- Uruguay $34,321$2,860 / mo
- Paraguay $22,436$1,870 / mo
- Chile $22,095$1,841 / mo
- Suriname $18,446$1,537 / mo
- Ecuador $15,790$1,316 / mo
- Argentina $14,456$1,205 / mo
- Brazil $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Peru $12,979$1,082 / mo
- Bolivia $12,652$1,054 / mo
- Colombia $11,601$967 / mo
- Venezuela $5,850$488 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $4,714 per year.
- Australia $118,584$9,882 / mo
- New Zealand $97,710$8,143 / mo
- Brunei $94,359$7,863 / mo
- Fiji $22,010$1,834 / mo
- Tonga $22,010$1,834 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Solomon Islands $15,734$1,311 / mo
- Vanuatu $14,157$1,180 / mo
- Samoa $12,581$1,048 / mo
- Kiribati $11,005$917 / mo
- Marshall Islands $9,429$786 / mo
- Tuvalu $9,429$786 / mo
- Nauru $4,714$393 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Judges in the United States ($142,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.