State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Washington, $134,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67% — not 65.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.1%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+67%
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
Washington
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $134,270
- p25
- $114,120
- p75
- $212,560
- p10
- $112,360
- p90
- $239,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.