State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Louisiana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Louisiana, $83,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 123.3% — not 162.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+162.2%
Connecticut vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+123.3%
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
Louisiana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $83,040
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $119,000
- p10
- $24,660
- p90
- $143,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.