State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Connecticut vs West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Connecticut earn a median of $217,760. In West Virginia, $63,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 197.5% — not 244.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+244.3%
Connecticut vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+197.5%
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
West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $63,240
- p25
- $63,240
- p75
- $138,590
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $138,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.