State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In New Jersey, $204,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 8.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.6%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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
New Jersey
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $204,160
- p25
- $103,260
- p75
- $204,160
- p10
- $56,290
- p90
- $215,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.