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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Maryland, $172,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 26.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
Connecticut vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
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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Maryland

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$172,190
p25
$105,510
p75
$191,320
p10
$53,210
p90
$204,420
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.