State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Georgia vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Georgia, $133,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.7%
Georgia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-33.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $133,660
- p25
- $70,420
- p75
- $155,840
- p10
- $37,420
- p90
- $187,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.