State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Washington, $134,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 86.8% — not 78.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.6%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+86.8%
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
Washington
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $134,270
- p25
- $114,120
- p75
- $212,560
- p10
- $112,360
- p90
- $239,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.