State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Texas, $139,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.4% — not 58.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.4%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+45.4%
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
Texas
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $139,990
- p25
- $82,190
- p75
- $167,990
- p10
- $31,380
- p90
- $184,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.