State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In Virginia, $104,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 104.3% — not 109.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.4%
Connecticut vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+104.3%
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
Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $104,000
- p25
- $68,940
- p75
- $192,440
- p10
- $62,180
- p90
- $213,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.