State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Montana, $84,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 134.2% — not 162%.
Nominal pay gap
+162%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+134.2%
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
Montana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $84,630
- p25
- $48,930
- p75
- $113,150
- p10
- $44,470
- p90
- $123,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.