State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In North Dakota, $171,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+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
North Dakota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $171,100
- p25
- $110,580
- p75
- $171,100
- p10
- $58,040
- p90
- $175,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.