State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Pennsylvania, $110,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 85% — not 100.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.5%
Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+85%
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
Pennsylvania
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $110,580
- p25
- $110,580
- p75
- $110,580
- p10
- $110,580
- p90
- $110,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.