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State comparison · 2025

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Nebraska vs Rhode Island

Occupation

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Nebraska, $208,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 13.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-13.2%
Nebraska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Median
$208,180
p25
$202,550
p75
$208,180
p10
$202,550
p90
$213,800
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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
See full breakdown for Rhode Island

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.