United States
Lawyers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$151,160
Lawyers in the United States earn a median of $151,160 a year, about $72.67 an hour.
Median
$151,160
per year
Hourly
$72.67
as published
Mean
$182,760
pulled up by top earners
Workers
747,750
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $203,450 | +35% |
| California | State | $197,790 | +31% |
| New York | State | $177,210 | +17% |
| Florida | State | $127,810 | -15% |
| Texas | State | $133,570 | -12% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $191,880 | +27% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $205,900 | +36% |
| District of Columbia | State | $191,880 | +27% |
| Illinois | State | $157,320 | +4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $166,090 | +10% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $129,920 | -14% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $127,940 | -15% |
| New Jersey | State | $158,470 | +5% |
| Georgia | State | $126,240 | -16% |
| Massachusetts | State | $179,050 | +18% |
| Ohio | State | $125,450 | -17% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $194,740 | +29% |
| Virginia | State | $157,980 | +5% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $148,030 | -2% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $128,910 | -15% |
| North Carolina | State | $124,880 | -17% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $139,460 | -8% |
| Colorado | State | $167,970 | +11% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $215,090 | +42% |
| Maryland | State | $143,490 | -5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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