State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Iowa vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Iowa, $147,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.5%
Iowa vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-19.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $147,510
- p25
- $45,470
- p75
- $165,950
- p10
- $45,470
- p90
- $173,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.