State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In West Virginia, $63,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 231.7% — not 279.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+279.1%
Rhode Island vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+231.7%
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
West Virginia
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $63,240
- p25
- $63,240
- p75
- $138,590
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $138,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.