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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Maine, $161,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 34.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
Connecticut vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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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Maine

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$161,470
p25
$121,120
p75
$161,470
p10
$55,760
p90
$165,110
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
See full breakdown for Maine

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.