State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs Texas
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Texas, $139,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.6% — not 71.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.3%
Rhode Island vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+62.6%
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
Texas
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $139,990
- p25
- $82,190
- p75
- $167,990
- p10
- $31,380
- p90
- $184,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.