State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In South Carolina, $86,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 154.7% — not 178.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+178.1%
Rhode Island vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+154.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $86,210
- p25
- $57,880
- p75
- $122,990
- p10
- $35,950
- p90
- $211,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.