State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Utah, $92,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 123.4% — not 139%.
Nominal pay gap
+139%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+123.4%
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
Utah
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $92,780
- p25
- $60,510
- p75
- $168,400
- p10
- $32,640
- p90
- $195,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.