State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Montana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Montana, $84,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 135% — not 157.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+157.3%
Connecticut vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+135%
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
Montana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $84,630
- p25
- $48,930
- p75
- $113,150
- p10
- $44,470
- p90
- $123,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.