State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs New Mexico
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In New Mexico, $205,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 6%.
Nominal pay gap
+6%
Connecticut vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-5.6%
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 Mexico
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $205,400
- p25
- $126,960
- p75
- $216,220
- p10
- $76,260
- p90
- $218,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.