State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Mississippi vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Mississippi, $49,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.5% — not 79.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-79.2%
Mississippi vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-75.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $49,960
- p25
- $42,010
- p75
- $68,640
- p10
- $27,510
- p90
- $165,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.