State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs New Mexico
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In New Mexico, $205,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 7.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.9%
Massachusetts vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-5.9%
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
New Mexico
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $205,400
- p25
- $126,960
- p75
- $216,220
- p10
- $76,260
- p90
- $218,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.