State comparison · 2025
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary: Rhode Island vs Wisconsin
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Rhode Island earn a median of $239,760. In Wisconsin, $76,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 187.8% — not 212.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+212.9%
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+187.8%
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
Wisconsin
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Median
- $76,620
- p25
- $46,230
- p75
- $136,640
- p10
- $27,380
- p90
- $175,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.