State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Alabama vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Alabama, $52,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.6% — not 76.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-76.2%
Alabama vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-71.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $52,850
- p25
- $41,660
- p75
- $77,310
- p10
- $37,420
- p90
- $110,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $221,710
- p25
- $186,170
- p75
- $221,710
- p10
- $155,450
- p90
- $221,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.