State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Maryland vs Massachusetts
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Maryland, $172,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.3%
Maryland vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $172,190
- p25
- $105,510
- p75
- $191,320
- p10
- $53,210
- p90
- $204,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.