State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Virginia, $104,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 103.7% — not 113.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+113.2%
Massachusetts vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+103.7%
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
Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $104,000
- p25
- $68,940
- p75
- $192,440
- p10
- $62,180
- p90
- $213,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.