State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Louisiana vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Louisiana, $83,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.1% — not 62.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-62.5%
Louisiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-55.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $83,040
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $119,000
- p10
- $24,660
- p90
- $143,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.