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Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in Georgia

Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation lists 2 job classes for this work in the Georgia state pay plan: Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Law Judge Non Exempt.

$85,508 – $142,140
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$67,990
median pay in GA, all employers
490
workers in GA (SOC 23-1021)

Sources: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Georgia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 10, 2024. These are the ranges Georgia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Administrative Law Judge
Class LEM030
Grade Q
$85,508 – $142,140 a year
Administrative Law Judge Non Exempt
Class LEM030NE
Grade Q
$85,508 – $142,140 a year

Schedule: Georgia Statewide Distribution Salary Plan (SWD), effective July 10, 2024. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Georgia, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureGA
Workers490
10th percentile$48,930
Median$67,990
90th percentile$195,190
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.

Free practice tests for Georgia

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

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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