State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Louisiana vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Louisiana, $83,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.8% — not 65.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-65.4%
Louisiana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-59.8%
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
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.