State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Florida vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Florida, $186,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 16.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.1%
Florida vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $186,040
- p25
- $176,450
- p75
- $196,890
- p10
- $171,860
- p90
- $220,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $221,710
- p25
- $186,170
- p75
- $221,710
- p10
- $155,450
- p90
- $221,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.