State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Tennessee, $208,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
Rhode Island vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
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
Tennessee
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $208,350
- p25
- $121,120
- p75
- $218,190
- p10
- $64,300
- p90
- $221,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.