State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Oregon
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Oregon, $166,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
Massachusetts vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
Oregon
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $166,400
- p25
- $94,960
- p75
- $178,260
- p10
- $76,950
- p90
- $230,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.