Statutory Maximum Rates

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:

Rates

Worked performed in

Hourly Rate

2025

$258.46

2024

$251.84

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

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.

Last updated August 20, 2026