State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Michigan
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Michigan, $51,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 294.9% — not 325.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+325.2%
Connecticut vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+294.9%
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
Michigan
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $51,210
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $127,310
- p10
- $45,720
- p90
- $181,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.