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State comparison · 2025

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Iowa vs Massachusetts

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for Iowa

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
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.