State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Vermont
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Vermont, $194,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.2%
Massachusetts vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Vermont
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $194,170
- p25
- $146,410
- p75
- $194,170
- p10
- $57,730
- p90
- $194,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.