State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In New Jersey, $204,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 14.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.8%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $204,160
- p25
- $103,260
- p75
- $204,160
- p10
- $56,290
- p90
- $215,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.