Jury Duty Pay Calculator
Jurors are paid a daily attendance fee plus, in federal court and many state courts, mileage reimbursement for travel to the courthouse. For long federal petit jury trials, the daily fee can rise after a set number of days. This calculator multiplies the days you served by the base daily fee, applies a higher fee to any days beyond the threshold, adds mileage reimbursement (round-trip miles times the per-mile rate times the number of trips), and totals your jury pay. Because the exact fee amounts and mileage rates are set by the courts and change over time, every dollar figure is a user-editable input you confirm on your summons.
Jury duty pay formula
Base days = min(days served, threshold)
Long days = max(0, days served - threshold)
Attendance = (base days * base fee) + (long days * long fee)
Mileage = days served * round-trip miles * mileage rate
Total = attendance + mileage
The higher long-service fee applies only to days beyond the threshold. If your court pays a flat fee with no increase, set the long-service fee equal to the base fee.
US jury duty context
- Federal jurors receive a statutory daily attendance fee plus travel reimbursement set by the U.S. courts.
- The daily fee for federal petit jurors can increase after extended service on a single trial.
- State and local court fees vary widely and are set independently of the federal amounts.
- Mileage is typically reimbursed for the round trip between home and the courthouse.
- Jury pay is taxable income; employers are not required by federal law to pay your wages during service.
Jury duty pay: frequently asked questions
How much does federal jury duty pay?
Federal jurors are paid a statutory daily attendance fee set by the U.S. courts, which can increase for lengthy petit jury service after a set number of days. Because the exact dollar amounts change, this calculator uses the daily fee, the higher long-service fee, and the day threshold as user-editable inputs you confirm with the courts.
Is mileage reimbursed for jury duty?
Federal courts reimburse jurors for travel, generally at a per-mile rate for the round-trip distance to the courthouse. State courts vary widely. Enter your round-trip miles and the per-mile rate from your summons to include travel reimbursement in the total.
When does the higher daily fee apply?
For federal petit jurors, the daily attendance fee can increase after serving more than a set number of days on the same trial. This calculator applies the higher fee to days beyond the threshold you enter and the base fee to days up to it.
Is jury duty pay taxable?
Yes. Jury duty pay is taxable income reported to the IRS. If your employer continues your salary and requires you to turn over the juror fee, you may be able to deduct the amount you hand over. This calculator shows gross juror pay before any tax.
Does my employer have to pay me during jury duty?
Federal law protects your job during federal jury service but does not require private employers to pay your salary while you serve. Some states and many employers do pay. Check your state law and employer policy separately from the court fee shown here.
Official sources
- U.S. Courts: Jury Service.
- U.S. Courts: U.S. Courts home (juror pay and reimbursement).
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 17 June 2026. See our methodology.