State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs New Jersey
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In New Jersey, $204,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
Connecticut vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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
New Jersey
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $204,160
- p25
- $103,260
- p75
- $204,160
- p10
- $56,290
- p90
- $215,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.