I find your figures hard to believe unless it's in whacked-out California.
"In 2022, the United States Supreme Court's leader was Chief Justice John Roberts. In 2021, he earned $280,500?, according to financial disclosures. The associate justices earned $268,300?; these individuals are Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas."
Remember the old saying, if you're a great attorney, you practice law. If you're a so-so attorney, you become a judge.