State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In New York, $216,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 2.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.5%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+4.5%
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 York
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $216,390
- p25
- $174,250
- p75
- $232,590
- p10
- $166,930
- p90
- $232,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.