State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Minnesota, $190,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.6%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
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
Minnesota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $190,110
- p25
- $171,080
- p75
- $190,110
- p10
- $117,520
- p90
- $190,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.