State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Nebraska
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Nebraska, $208,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.5%
Massachusetts vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-9.3%
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
Nebraska
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $208,180
- p25
- $202,550
- p75
- $208,180
- p10
- $202,550
- p90
- $213,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.