State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In West Virginia, $63,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 196.6% — not 250.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+250.6%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+196.6%
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
West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $63,240
- p25
- $63,240
- p75
- $138,590
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $138,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.