State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Alaska, $183,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-14.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $183,310
- p25
- $128,550
- p75
- $216,220
- p10
- $82,160
- p90
- $221,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.