State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Mississippi, $49,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 264.9% — not 343.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+343.8%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+264.9%
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
Mississippi
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $49,960
- p25
- $42,010
- p75
- $68,640
- p10
- $27,510
- p90
- $165,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.