State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Maryland, $172,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-30%
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
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.