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Salaries of Supreme Court Justices Since Statehood

Year Salary Reference
1889 $4,000 Rev. Code 1895, § 379; Rev. Code 1899, § 379
1903 $5,000 1903 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 194, § 2
1917 $5,500 1917 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 224, § 1
1933 $5,000 1933 N.D.S.L., P. 503
1944 $5,500 1944 N.D.S.L., Sp. Ch. 33, § 1
1947 $6,500 1947 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 234, § 1
1951 $7,500 1951 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 196, § 1
1953 $10,000 1953 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 200, § 1
1959 $14,000 1959 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 248, § 1
1967 $18,500 (Chief)
$18,000 1967 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 246, § 1
1969 $20,500 (Chief)
$20,000 1969 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 276, § 1
1971 $24,500 (Chief)
$24,000 1971 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 295, § 1
1975 $33,500 (Chief)
$32,000 1975 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 266, § 1
1977 $38,300 (Chief)
$36,800 1977 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 255, § 1
1979 $40,700 (Chief)
$39,200 1979 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 358, § 1
1980 $43,200 (Chief)
$41,700 1979 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 358, § 1
1981 $51,400 (Chief)
$49,900 1981 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 315, § 1
1982 $55,400 (Chief)
$53,900 1981 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 315, § 1
1983 $55,400 (Chief)
$53,900 1983 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 345, § 1
1984 $56,400 (Chief)
$54,978 1983 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 345, § 1
1985 $58,447 (Chief)
$56,865 1985 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 26, § 3
1986 $60,785 (Chief)
$59,140 1985 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 26, § 3
1989 $65,648 (Chief)
$63,871 1989 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 31, § 4
1990 $70,243 (Chief)
$68,342 1989 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 31, § 4
1991 $73,075 (Chief)
$71,075 1991 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 2, § 4
1992 $73,595 (Chief)
$71,555 1991 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 53, § 6
1995 $78,072 (Chief)
$75,936 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 2, § 9
1996 $79,632 (Chief)
$77,448 1995 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 2, § 9
1997 $82,021 (Chief)
$79,771 1997 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 31, § 10
1998 $84,482 (Chief)
$82,164 1997 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 31, § 10
1999 $86,172 (Chief)
$83,807 1999 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 2, § 7
2000 $87,895 (Chief)
$85,483 1999 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 2, § 7
2001 $94,858 (Chief)
$92,289 2001 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 27, § 8
2002 $101,521 (Chief)
$99,122 2001 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 27, § 8
2005 $106,102 (Chief)
$103,087 2005 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 15, § 14
2006 $110,346 (Chief)
$107,210 2005 N.D. Sess. Laws ch. 15, § 14
2007 $116,840 (Chief)
$113,578 2007 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 6
2008 $121,513 (Chief)
$118,121 2007 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 6
2009 $127,589 (Chief)
$124,027 2009 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 30, § 4
2010 $133,968 (Chief)
$130,228 2009 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 30, § 4
2011 $137,987 (Chief)
$134,135 2011 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 4
2012 $142,127 (Chief)
$138,159 2011 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 4
2013 $147,812 (Chief)
$143,685 2013 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 33, § 6
2014 $152,246 (Chief)
$147,996 2013 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 33, § 6
2015 $156,813 (Chief)
$152,436 2015 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 6
2016 $161,517 (Chief)
$157,009 2015 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 6
2019 $163,917 (Chief)
$159,409 2019 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 2, § 4
2021 $170,535 (Chief)
$165,845 2021 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 30, § 10
2022 $173,946 (Chief)
$169,162 2015 N.D. Sess. Laws ch 30, § 10