State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs North Dakota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In North Dakota, $171,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
Connecticut vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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
North Dakota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $171,100
- p25
- $110,580
- p75
- $171,100
- p10
- $58,040
- p90
- $175,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.