Georgia · 2025 pay
How much do Superior Courts (Georgia) employees make?
$62,172typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$46,198 – $144,790what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Superior Court JudgeSecretaryLaw Clerk
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and AccountsMatches the agency's latest releaseaudits.ga.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $55,737 in 2016 to $62,172 in 2025 (+12%).
What changed since 2024
- +2.3%Typical pay went up from $60,781 to $62,172.
- +28679 people were paid in 2025, compared with 651 in 2024.
- +12%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $55,737 to $62,172, while the number of people paid went up from 554 to 679.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Court Judge | 234 | $144,790 | $145k – $145k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Secretary | 193 | $56,116 | $51k – $69k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Law Clerk | 134 | $51,302 | $27k – $55k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Judge Senior | 79 | $21,513 | $8k – $55k | ▲ 30.4% |
| Judge Temporary | 13 | $7,856 | $2k – $32k | ▲ 8.6% |
| District Court Admin Jud | 11 | $115,052 | $102k – $124k | ▼ 1.6% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k56
- $10k – $30k59
- $30k – $50k69
- $50k – $70k183
- $70k – $90k90
- $90k – $110k8
- $110k – $150k214
- $150k or more0
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Superior Courts in 2025
- 1Carolyn Cain BurchSuperior Court Judge$146,563new in 2025
- 2Tangela Mechelle BarrieSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 3Anthony Lamont HarrisonSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 4John Edward NiedrachSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 5Bemon G McbrideSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 6Melanie Barbee CrossSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 7Kimberly M Esmond AdamsSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 8Denise MarshallSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 9Eric K DunawaySuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 10Jesse Collins StoneSuperior Court Judge$144,790▲ $3,000 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Superior Courts (Georgia) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $62,172 in 2025: half of the 679 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $46,198 and $144,790.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 56 people (8.2%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (audits.ga.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 1 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals