State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Michigan, $51,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 293.7% — not 332.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+332.9%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+293.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Michigan
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $51,210
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $127,310
- p10
- $45,720
- p90
- $181,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.