State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Iowa
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Iowa, $147,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
Connecticut vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $217,760
- p25
- $217,760
- p75
- $217,760
- p10
- $114,380
- p90
- $217,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Iowa
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $147,510
- p25
- $45,470
- p75
- $165,950
- p10
- $45,470
- p90
- $173,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.