State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Ohio
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Ohio, $95,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 104.1% — not 132.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.7%
Massachusetts vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+104.1%
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
Ohio
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $95,260
- p25
- $52,410
- p75
- $137,280
- p10
- $38,330
- p90
- $210,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.