Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in Colorado: Pay Plan

$53,940 – $170,856

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$121,410

median pay in CO, all employers

220

workers in CO (SOC 23-1021)

Sources: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Colorado state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Colorado sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Hearings Officer I Class H5F1IX · class description Grade H10	$4,495.00 – $7,190.00 a month $53,940 – $86,280 a year 31 steps Minimum: $4,495.00 a month Year 1: $4,495.00 a month Year 2: $4,495.00 a month Year 3: $4,720.00 a month Year 4: $4,720.00 a month Year 5: $4,956.00 a month Year 6: $4,956.00 a month Year 7: $4,956.00 a month Year 8: $5,204.00 a month Year 9: $5,204.00 a month Year 10: $5,843.00 a month Year 11: $5,843.00 a month Year 12: $5,960.00 a month Year 13: $5,960.00 a month Year 14: $5,960.00 a month Year 15: $6,079.00 a month Year 16: $6,079.00 a month Year 17: $6,079.00 a month Year 18: $6,079.00 a month Year 19: $6,079.00 a month Year 20: $6,201.00 a month Year 21: $6,201.00 a month Year 22: $6,201.00 a month Year 23: $6,201.00 a month Year 24: $6,201.00 a month Year 25: $6,325.00 a month Year 26: $6,325.00 a month Year 27: $6,325.00 a month Year 28: $6,325.00 a month Year 29: $6,325.00 a month Year 30: $6,325.00 a month
Hearings Officer II Class H5F2TX · class description Grade H16	$6,022.00 – $9,636.00 a month $72,264 – $115,632 a year 31 steps Minimum: $6,022.00 a month Year 1: $6,022.00 a month Year 2: $6,022.00 a month Year 3: $6,323.00 a month Year 4: $6,323.00 a month Year 5: $6,639.00 a month Year 6: $6,639.00 a month Year 7: $6,639.00 a month Year 8: $6,971.00 a month Year 9: $6,971.00 a month Year 10: $7,829.00 a month Year 11: $7,829.00 a month Year 12: $7,986.00 a month Year 13: $7,986.00 a month Year 14: $7,986.00 a month Year 15: $8,145.00 a month Year 16: $8,145.00 a month Year 17: $8,145.00 a month Year 18: $8,145.00 a month Year 19: $8,145.00 a month Year 20: $8,308.00 a month Year 21: $8,308.00 a month Year 22: $8,308.00 a month Year 23: $8,308.00 a month Year 24: $8,308.00 a month Year 25: $8,474.00 a month Year 26: $8,474.00 a month Year 27: $8,474.00 a month Year 28: $8,474.00 a month Year 29: $8,474.00 a month Year 30: $8,474.00 a month
Hearings Officer III Class H5F3XX · class description Grade H19	$6,972.00 – $11,154.00 a month $83,664 – $133,848 a year 31 steps Minimum: $6,972.00 a month Year 1: $6,972.00 a month Year 2: $6,972.00 a month Year 3: $7,321.00 a month Year 4: $7,321.00 a month Year 5: $7,687.00 a month Year 6: $7,687.00 a month Year 7: $7,687.00 a month Year 8: $8,071.00 a month Year 9: $8,071.00 a month Year 10: $9,063.00 a month Year 11: $9,063.00 a month Year 12: $9,244.00 a month Year 13: $9,244.00 a month Year 14: $9,244.00 a month Year 15: $9,429.00 a month Year 16: $9,429.00 a month Year 17: $9,429.00 a month Year 18: $9,429.00 a month Year 19: $9,429.00 a month Year 20: $9,618.00 a month Year 21: $9,618.00 a month Year 22: $9,618.00 a month Year 23: $9,618.00 a month Year 24: $9,618.00 a month Year 25: $9,810.00 a month Year 26: $9,810.00 a month Year 27: $9,810.00 a month Year 28: $9,810.00 a month Year 29: $9,810.00 a month Year 30: $9,810.00 a month
Administrative Law Judge I Class H5L1XX · class description Grade H21	$7,686.00 – $12,299.00 a month $92,232 – $147,588 a year 31 steps Minimum: $7,686.00 a month Year 1: $7,686.00 a month Year 2: $7,686.00 a month Year 3: $8,070.00 a month Year 4: $8,070.00 a month Year 5: $8,474.00 a month Year 6: $8,474.00 a month Year 7: $8,474.00 a month Year 8: $8,898.00 a month Year 9: $8,898.00 a month Year 10: $9,993.00 a month Year 11: $9,993.00 a month Year 12: $10,193.00 a month Year 13: $10,193.00 a month Year 14: $10,193.00 a month Year 15: $10,397.00 a month Year 16: $10,397.00 a month Year 17: $10,397.00 a month Year 18: $10,397.00 a month Year 19: $10,397.00 a month Year 20: $10,605.00 a month Year 21: $10,605.00 a month Year 22: $10,605.00 a month Year 23: $10,605.00 a month Year 24: $10,605.00 a month Year 25: $10,817.00 a month Year 26: $10,817.00 a month Year 27: $10,817.00 a month Year 28: $10,817.00 a month Year 29: $10,817.00 a month Year 30: $10,817.00 a month
Administrative Law Judge II Class H5L2XX · class description Grade H22	$8,071.00 – $12,914.00 a month $96,852 – $154,968 a year 31 steps Minimum: $8,071.00 a month Year 1: $8,071.00 a month Year 2: $8,071.00 a month Year 3: $8,475.00 a month Year 4: $8,475.00 a month Year 5: $8,898.00 a month Year 6: $8,898.00 a month Year 7: $8,898.00 a month Year 8: $9,343.00 a month Year 9: $9,343.00 a month Year 10: $10,492.00 a month Year 11: $10,492.00 a month Year 12: $10,702.00 a month Year 13: $10,702.00 a month Year 14: $10,702.00 a month Year 15: $10,916.00 a month Year 16: $10,916.00 a month Year 17: $10,916.00 a month Year 18: $10,916.00 a month Year 19: $10,916.00 a month Year 20: $11,134.00 a month Year 21: $11,134.00 a month Year 22: $11,134.00 a month Year 23: $11,134.00 a month Year 24: $11,134.00 a month Year 25: $11,357.00 a month Year 26: $11,357.00 a month Year 27: $11,357.00 a month Year 28: $11,357.00 a month Year 29: $11,357.00 a month Year 30: $11,357.00 a month
Administrative Law Judge III Class H5L3XX · class description Grade H24	$8,898.00 – $14,238.00 a month $106,776 – $170,856 a year 31 steps Minimum: $8,898.00 a month Year 1: $8,898.00 a month Year 2: $8,898.00 a month Year 3: $9,343.00 a month Year 4: $9,343.00 a month Year 5: $9,810.00 a month Year 6: $9,810.00 a month Year 7: $9,810.00 a month Year 8: $10,301.00 a month Year 9: $10,301.00 a month Year 10: $11,568.00 a month Year 11: $11,568.00 a month Year 12: $11,799.00 a month Year 13: $11,799.00 a month Year 14: $11,799.00 a month Year 15: $12,035.00 a month Year 16: $12,035.00 a month Year 17: $12,035.00 a month Year 18: $12,035.00 a month Year 19: $12,035.00 a month Year 20: $12,276.00 a month Year 21: $12,276.00 a month Year 22: $12,276.00 a month Year 23: $12,276.00 a month Year 24: $12,276.00 a month Year 25: $12,522.00 a month Year 26: $12,522.00 a month Year 27: $12,522.00 a month Year 28: $12,522.00 a month Year 29: $12,522.00 a month Year 30: $12,522.00 a month

Schedule: State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Colorado, all employers Sourced

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers (SOC 23-1021) in Colorado, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	CO
Workers	220
10th percentile	$77,950
Median	$121,410
90th percentile	$207,480
National median, government employers	$117,860

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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