The full matrix
Jury duty pay, state by state
Every jurisdiction's employer-pay rule, job protection, and court per-diem in one sortable table. 47 of 51 are primary-source verified; the rest carry a provisional badge. Select any state for its full answer and citations.
JurorPay summarizes state-by-state jury-duty pay rules and job-protection statutes. This is procedural civic-duty information, not legal advice. Statutes change; verify directly with your state court, employer HR, or a licensed attorney before relying on this summary.
| Verified | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Required | Yes | $10/day | |
| Alaska | Not required | Yes | $25/day | |
| Arizona | Not required | Yes | $12/day | |
| Arkansas | Not required | Yes | $50/day | |
| California | Not required | Yes | $15/day | |
| Colorado | Required | Yes | Varies | |
| Connecticut | Required | Yes | Varies | |
| Delaware | Not required | Yes | $20/day | |
| District of Columbia | Required | Yes | $30/day | |
| Florida | Not required | Yes | $15/day | |
| Georgia | Varies | Yes | Varies | |
| Hawaii | Not required | Yes | $30/day | |
| Idaho | Not required | Yes | $10/day | |
| Illinois | Not required | Yes | $25/day | |
| Indiana | Not required | Yes | $15/day | |
| Iowa | Not required | Yes | $30/day | |
| Kansas | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| Kentucky | Not required | Yes | $5/day | |
| Louisiana | Required | Yes | $25/day | |
| Maine | Not required | Yes | $15/day | |
| Maryland | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| Massachusetts | Required | Yes | $50/day | |
| Michigan | Not required | Yes | $30/day | |
| Minnesota | Not required | Yes | $20/day | |
| Mississippi | Not required | Yes | $40/day | |
| Missouri | Not required | Yes | $6/day | |
| Montana | Not required | Varies | $12/day | |
| Nebraska | Not required | Yes | $35/day | |
| Nevada | Not required | Yes | $65/day | |
| New Hampshire | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| New Jersey | Not required | Yes | $5/day | |
| New Mexico | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| New York | Required | Yes | $72/day | |
| North Carolina | Not required | Yes | $12/day | |
| North Dakota | Not required | Yes | $100/day | |
| Ohio | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| Oklahoma | Not required | Yes | $20/day | |
| Oregon | Not required | Yes | $10/day | |
| Pennsylvania | Not required | Yes | $9/day | |
| Rhode Island | Not required | Yes | $25/day | |
| South Carolina | Not required | Yes | Varies | |
| South Dakota | Not required | Yes | $10/day | |
| Tennessee | Required | Yes | $10/day | |
| Texas | Not required | Yes | $20/day | |
| Utah | Not required | Yes | $18.50/day | |
| Vermont | Not required | Yes | $30/day | |
| Virginia | Not required | Yes | $50/day | |
| Washington | Not required | Yes | $10/day | |
| West Virginia | Not required | Yes | $15/day | |
| Wisconsin | Not required | Yes | $16/day | |
| Wyoming | Not required | Yes | $30/day |
Alabama
RequiredCourt $10/day
Alaska
Not requiredCourt $25/day
Arizona
Not requiredCourt $12/day
Arkansas
Not requiredCourt $50/day
California
Not requiredCourt $15/day
Colorado
RequiredCourt pay varies
Connecticut
RequiredCourt pay varies
Delaware
Not requiredCourt $20/day
District of Columbia
RequiredCourt $30/day
Florida
Not requiredCourt $15/day
Georgia
VariesCourt pay varies
Hawaii
Not requiredCourt $30/day
Idaho
Not requiredCourt $10/day
Illinois
Not requiredCourt $25/day
Indiana
Not requiredCourt $15/day
Iowa
Not requiredCourt $30/day
Kansas
Not requiredCourt pay varies
Kentucky
Not requiredCourt $5/day
Louisiana
RequiredCourt $25/day
Maine
Not requiredCourt $15/day
Maryland
Not requiredCourt pay varies
Massachusetts
RequiredCourt $50/day
Michigan
Not requiredCourt $30/day
Minnesota
Not requiredCourt $20/day
Mississippi
Not requiredCourt $40/day
Missouri
Not requiredCourt $6/day
Montana
Not requiredCourt $12/day
Nebraska
Not requiredCourt $35/day
Nevada
Not requiredCourt $65/day
New Hampshire
Not requiredCourt pay varies
New Jersey
Not requiredCourt $5/day
New Mexico
Not requiredCourt pay varies
New York
RequiredCourt $72/day
North Carolina
Not requiredCourt $12/day
North Dakota
Not requiredCourt $100/day
Ohio
Not requiredCourt pay varies
Oklahoma
Not requiredCourt $20/day
Oregon
Not requiredCourt $10/day
Pennsylvania
Not requiredCourt $9/day
Rhode Island
Not requiredCourt $25/day
South Carolina
Not requiredCourt pay varies
South Dakota
Not requiredCourt $10/day
Tennessee
RequiredCourt $10/day
Texas
Not requiredCourt $20/day
Utah
Not requiredCourt $18.50/day
Vermont
Not requiredCourt $30/day
Virginia
Not requiredCourt $50/day
Washington
Not requiredCourt $10/day
West Virginia
Not requiredCourt $15/day
Wisconsin
Not requiredCourt $16/day
Wyoming
Not requiredCourt $30/day
Showing 51 of 51 jurisdictions. = primary-source verified, = provisional.
Court per-diem
What courts pay jurors, ranked
The daily fee the court itself pays (separate from any employer wages). Many states pay a token amount; a few pay $50–$100 a day.
- North Dakota$100
- New York$72
- Nevada$65
- Arkansas$50
- Massachusetts$50
- Virginia$50
- Mississippi$40
- Nebraska$35
- District of Columbia$30
- Hawaii$30
- Iowa$30
- Michigan$30
- Vermont$30
- Wyoming$30
- Alaska$25
- Illinois$25
- Louisiana$25
- Rhode Island$25
- Delaware$20
- Minnesota$20
- Oklahoma$20
- Texas$20
- Utah$18.50
- Wisconsin$16
- California$15
- Florida$15
- Indiana$15
- Maine$15
- West Virginia$15
- Arizona$12
- Montana$12
- North Carolina$12
- Alabama$10
- Idaho$10
- Oregon$10
- South Dakota$10
- Tennessee$10
- Washington$10
- Pennsylvania$9
- Missouri$6
- Kentucky$5
- New Jersey$5
Petit-juror per-diem paid by the court (first/standard day), ranked. 9 jurisdictions set per-diem locally (county-by-county or pegged to minimum wage) with no single statewide figure, and are omitted here rather than shown as a guessed amount. Where a state pays a higher rate for extended service, this chart shows the standard day rate. See each state page for the full schedule and citation.