State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Iowa vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Iowa, $147,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.5%
Iowa vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
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
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.