State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: New Mexico vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In New Mexico, $205,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.3%
New Mexico vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-4.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $205,400
- p25
- $126,960
- p75
- $216,220
- p10
- $76,260
- p90
- $218,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.