State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Tennessee, $208,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.4%
Massachusetts vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-7.6%
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
Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $208,350
- p25
- $121,120
- p75
- $218,190
- p10
- $64,300
- p90
- $221,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.