State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In South Carolina, $86,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 127.8% — not 157.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+157.2%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+127.8%
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
South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $86,210
- p25
- $57,880
- p75
- $122,990
- p10
- $35,950
- p90
- $211,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.