State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Montana vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Montana, $84,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.8% — not 64.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-64.7%
Montana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-61.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $84,630
- p25
- $48,930
- p75
- $113,150
- p10
- $44,470
- p90
- $123,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.