State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Massachusetts earn a median of $221,710. In Wisconsin, $76,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 157.4% — not 189.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+189.4%
Massachusetts vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+157.4%
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
Wisconsin
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $76,620
- p25
- $46,230
- p75
- $136,640
- p10
- $27,380
- p90
- $175,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.