State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Virginia, $104,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 127.8% — not 130.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+130.5%
Rhode Island vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+127.8%
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
Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $104,000
- p25
- $68,940
- p75
- $192,440
- p10
- $62,180
- p90
- $213,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.