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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

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
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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
See full breakdown for Kentucky

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.