State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Tennessee, $208,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 4.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.5%
Connecticut vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
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
Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $208,350
- p25
- $121,120
- p75
- $218,190
- p10
- $64,300
- p90
- $221,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.