State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Nevada
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Nevada, $166,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
Massachusetts vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+26%
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
Nevada
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $166,360
- p25
- $83,610
- p75
- $224,420
- p10
- $57,220
- p90
- $227,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.