State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: North Dakota vs Rhode Island
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In North Dakota, $171,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.6%
North Dakota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-18%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $171,100
- p25
- $110,580
- p75
- $171,100
- p10
- $58,040
- p90
- $175,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.