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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Connecticut, $217,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.3% — not 1.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-1.8%
Connecticut vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+0.3%
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
See full breakdown for Connecticut

Massachusetts

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$221,710
p25
$186,170
p75
$221,710
p10
$155,450
p90
$221,710
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.