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Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in Florida

Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management lists 2 job classes for this work in the Florida state pay plan: Administrative Law Judge, Hearing Officer.

$59,700 – $191,752
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$115,920
median pay in FL, all employers
570
workers in FL (SOC 23-1021)

Sources: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Florida state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Administrative Law Judge
Class 7722-01
Grade 033 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$180,703 – $182,427 a year
Grade 014 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$59,700 – $191,752 a year
Hearing Officer
Class 7723-01
Grade 031 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$74,222 – $154,295 a year
Grade 014 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$59,700 – $191,752 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Florida, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureFL
Workers570
10th percentile$73,920
Median$115,920
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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer page.

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