(a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County.
(b) A full-time magistrate’s salary may not be less than that of a justice of the peace of Guadalupe County as established by the annual budget of Guadalupe County.

(c) A part-time magistrate’s salary is equal to the per-hour salary of a justice of the peace. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,000 work-hour year. The local administrative judge of the district courts serving Guadalupe County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid.
(d) The magistrate’s salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers’ salaries.