State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Alabama vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Alabama, $52,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.6% — not 78%.
Nominal pay gap
-78%
Alabama vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-74.6%
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
Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $239,760
- p25
- $214,990
- p75
- $254,950
- p10
- $81,690
- p90
- $271,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.