State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Michigan vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Michigan, $51,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.3% — not 78.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-78.6%
Michigan vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-77.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $51,210
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $127,310
- p10
- $45,720
- p90
- $181,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $239,760
- p25
- $214,990
- p75
- $254,950
- p10
- $81,690
- p90
- $271,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.