State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Indiana vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Indiana, $183,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 23.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.7%
Indiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $183,000
- p25
- $146,400
- p75
- $183,000
- p10
- $58,960
- p90
- $183,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $239,760
- p25
- $214,990
- p75
- $254,950
- p10
- $81,690
- p90
- $271,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.