State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Arizona vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Arizona, $93,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.8% — not 57.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-57.9%
Arizona vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-55.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $93,280
- p25
- $89,990
- p75
- $164,360
- p10
- $81,120
- p90
- $209,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.