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State comparison · 2025

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Kansas vs Rhode Island

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Kansas, $148,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 37.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-37.9%
Kansas vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-29.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Kansas

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$148,910
p25
$76,590
p75
$148,910
p10
$76,590
p90
$163,160
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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
See full breakdown for Rhode Island

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.