State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Hawaii vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Hawaii, $211,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 4.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.5%
Hawaii vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-8.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $211,810
- p25
- $205,300
- p75
- $217,110
- p10
- $205,300
- p90
- $217,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.