Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d)(2)(A), Thangaraja v. Gonzales, 428 F.3d 870, 876-77 (9th Cir. 2005), and Ninth Circuit Rule 39-1.6, the applicable statutory maximum hourly rates under EAJA, adjusted for increases in the cost of living, are as follows:

For work performed in:

2023: $244.62

2022: $234.95

2021: $217.54

2020: $207.78

2019: $205.25

2018: $201.60

2017: $196.79

2016: $192.68

2015: $190.28

2014: $190.06

 

If no rate is posted for the period in which your work was performed, please use the rate that is posted for the previous period.