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State comparison · 2025

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Kansas

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Kansas, $148,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 46.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
Connecticut vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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
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Kansas

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$148,910
p25
$76,590
p75
$148,910
p10
$76,590
p90
$163,160
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
See full breakdown for Kansas

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.