State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Kentucky
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Kentucky, $150,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.9% — not 44.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.5%
Connecticut vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+25.9%
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
Kentucky
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $150,650
- p25
- $141,750
- p75
- $156,550
- p10
- $98,230
- p90
- $156,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.