State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In South Carolina, $86,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 128.5% — not 152.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+152.6%
Connecticut vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+128.5%
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
South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $86,210
- p25
- $57,880
- p75
- $122,990
- p10
- $35,950
- p90
- $211,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.