State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Minnesota vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Minnesota, $190,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.7%
Minnesota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $190,110
- p25
- $171,080
- p75
- $190,110
- p10
- $117,520
- p90
- $190,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.