Lawyers Salary

Also known as: Attorney, Legal Counsel

Median Salary
$159,670
per year
Hourly Rate
$76.76
per hour
Employment
754,500
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$78,360
25th percentile
$102,990
Median
$159,670
75th percentile
$221,370
90th percentile
$351,600

💰 Lawyers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$207,860+30.2%
District of Columbia$195,190+22.2%
California$195,080+22.2%
Massachusetts$176,680+10.7%
Delaware$173,510+8.7%
Colorado$168,520+5.5%
Virginia$167,210+4.7%
Connecticut$163,600+2.5%
New Jersey$161,430+1.1%
Illinois$160,800+0.7%
Pennsylvania$157,180-1.6%
Minnesota$155,140-2.8%
Texas$154,200-3.4%
Washington$154,130-3.5%
Nevada$150,510-5.7%
Alaska$149,940-6.1%
Maryland$139,110-12.9%
Rhode Island$138,960-13.0%
Oregon$138,210-13.4%
Tennessee$136,180-14.7%
Georgia$134,830-15.6%
Arizona$134,260-15.9%
Missouri$133,450-16.4%
Florida$133,180-16.6%
Utah$132,830-16.8%
Alabama$131,970-17.3%
Ohio$131,020-17.9%
Michigan$130,520-18.3%
North Carolina$127,710-20.0%
Vermont$127,310-20.3%
Indiana$126,860-20.5%
Wisconsin$126,760-20.6%
Hawaii$124,990-21.7%
Iowa$123,550-22.6%
New Hampshire$120,810-24.3%
South Carolina$120,310-24.7%
New Mexico$119,680-25.0%
Maine$113,120-29.2%
Nebraska$109,170-31.6%
North Dakota$106,880-33.1%
Kansas$106,650-33.2%
Louisiana$104,100-34.8%
Montana$103,720-35.0%
Idaho$103,400-35.2%
Oklahoma$103,060-35.5%
West Virginia$102,420-35.9%
South Dakota$102,040-36.1%
Kentucky$101,550-36.4%
Wyoming$100,130-37.3%
Arkansas$98,880-38.1%
Mississippi$91,690-42.6%

🏙️ Lawyers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$301,320+88.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$212,500+33.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$208,880+30.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$195,190+22.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$194,410+21.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$185,520+16.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$183,350+14.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$181,560+13.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$180,610+13.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$178,540+11.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$178,220+11.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$177,380+11.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$175,780+10.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$174,880+9.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$170,970+7.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$170,660+6.9%
Vallejo, CA$170,530+6.8%
Birmingham, AL$170,230+6.6%
Napa, CA$168,720+5.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$168,510+5.5%
Salinas, CA$166,940+4.6%
New Haven, CT$166,080+4.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$165,660+3.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$164,980+3.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$164,790+3.2%
Modesto, CA$164,010+2.7%
Reno, NV$163,380+2.3%
Midland, TX$163,090+2.1%
Albany, OR$162,880+2.0%
Fresno, CA$162,680+1.9%
El Centro, CA$162,580+1.8%
Peoria, IL$161,150+0.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$160,320+0.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$159,620-0.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$157,980-1.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$157,380-1.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$157,200-1.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$157,180-1.6%
Salem, OR$156,070-2.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$155,330-2.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$154,330-3.3%
Anchorage, AK$153,590-3.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$153,330-4.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$150,900-5.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$150,510-5.7%
Visalia, CA$150,140-6.0%
Charlottesville, VA$149,430-6.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$149,430-6.4%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$148,370-7.1%
Rochester, NY$148,150-7.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$147,640-7.5%
Richmond, VA$144,910-9.2%
Lexington Park, MD$143,760-10.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$142,690-10.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$142,540-10.7%
Carson City, NV$142,500-10.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$141,540-11.4%
El Paso, TX$140,550-12.0%
Yuba City, CA$139,710-12.5%
Decatur, AL$139,010-12.9%
Merced, CA$139,010-12.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$138,760-13.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$138,630-13.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$138,210-13.4%
Columbus, OH$137,810-13.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$137,690-13.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$137,570-13.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$136,990-14.2%
Walla Walla, WA$136,990-14.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$136,970-14.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$136,970-14.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$136,910-14.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$135,670-15.0%
Ithaca, NY$135,610-15.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$135,590-15.1%
Terre Haute, IN$135,290-15.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$134,980-15.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$134,800-15.6%
Cleveland, OH$134,680-15.7%
Sherman-Denison, TX$134,670-15.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$134,640-15.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$134,560-15.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$134,440-15.8%
Roanoke, VA$134,440-15.8%
Redding, CA$133,900-16.1%
Jackson, TN$133,770-16.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$133,730-16.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$133,380-16.5%
Odessa, TX$133,340-16.5%
Huntsville, AL$133,220-16.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$133,040-16.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$133,000-16.7%
Greeley, CO$132,990-16.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$132,920-16.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$132,900-16.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$132,790-16.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$132,400-17.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$132,360-17.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$132,270-17.2%
Gainesville, FL$132,160-17.2%
Cleveland, TN$131,980-17.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$131,920-17.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$131,730-17.5%
Chico, CA$131,710-17.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$131,680-17.5%
Yakima, WA$131,660-17.5%
Bellingham, WA$131,480-17.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$131,440-17.7%
Springfield, IL$131,400-17.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$131,380-17.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$131,310-17.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$131,100-17.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$130,980-18.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$130,800-18.1%
Amarillo, TX$130,580-18.2%
Mobile, AL$130,490-18.3%
Tyler, TX$130,390-18.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$130,370-18.4%
Waco, TX$130,230-18.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$130,100-18.5%
Mankato, MN$130,020-18.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$129,990-18.6%
Dothan, AL$129,990-18.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$129,990-18.6%
Fairbanks-College, AK$129,660-18.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$129,640-18.8%
Binghamton, NY$129,480-18.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$129,450-18.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$129,430-18.9%
Worcester, MA$129,400-19.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$129,360-19.0%
Rochester, MN$129,270-19.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$129,180-19.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$129,120-19.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$129,050-19.2%
Syracuse, NY$128,910-19.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$128,610-19.5%
Erie, PA$128,130-19.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$128,040-19.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$128,020-19.8%
Medford, OR$127,970-19.9%
Jacksonville, FL$127,920-19.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$127,490-20.2%
Salisbury, MD$127,450-20.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$127,390-20.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$127,280-20.3%
Iowa City, IA$127,210-20.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$127,070-20.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$126,960-20.5%
Elmira, NY$126,900-20.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$126,790-20.6%
Yuma, AZ$126,730-20.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$126,670-20.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$126,570-20.7%
Fort Wayne, IN$126,520-20.8%
Knoxville, TN$126,520-20.8%
Appleton, WI$126,390-20.8%
York-Hanover, PA$126,350-20.9%
Akron, OH$126,270-20.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$126,250-20.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$126,220-20.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$126,160-21.0%
Laredo, TX$125,900-21.1%
Reading, PA$125,830-21.2%
San Angelo, TX$125,790-21.2%
Lancaster, PA$125,510-21.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$125,480-21.4%
Montgomery, AL$125,290-21.5%
Ames, IA$125,200-21.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$125,190-21.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$125,190-21.6%
Wheeling, WV-OH$124,990-21.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$124,970-21.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$124,850-21.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$124,760-21.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$124,700-21.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$124,530-22.0%
Lubbock, TX$124,410-22.1%
Ogden, UT$124,390-22.1%
Manhattan, KS$124,230-22.2%
Madison, WI$124,130-22.3%
Bloomington, IL$124,100-22.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$123,960-22.4%
Bend, OR$123,930-22.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$123,880-22.4%
Victoria, TX$123,770-22.5%
Corvallis, OR$123,650-22.6%
Springfield, MA$123,320-22.8%
Savannah, GA$123,050-22.9%
Niles, MI$123,030-22.9%
Guam$122,930-23.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$122,870-23.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$122,670-23.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$122,640-23.2%
Abilene, TX$122,560-23.2%
Santa Fe, NM$122,430-23.3%
Eagle Pass, TX$122,150-23.5%
Lynchburg, VA$122,110-23.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$121,720-23.8%
Wichita, KS$121,510-23.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$121,290-24.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$120,870-24.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$120,790-24.4%
Spartanburg, SC$120,310-24.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$119,990-24.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$119,430-25.2%
Green Bay, WI$119,370-25.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$119,210-25.3%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$118,950-25.5%
St. Cloud, MN$118,860-25.6%
Warner Robins, GA$118,750-25.6%
Virgin Islands$118,440-25.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$118,410-25.8%
St. George, UT$117,490-26.4%
Johnson City, TN$117,390-26.5%
Eau Claire, WI$116,320-27.1%
Bangor, ME$116,240-27.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$116,060-27.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$115,920-27.4%
Sheboygan, WI$115,770-27.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$115,290-27.8%
Kingston, NY$115,280-27.8%
Morristown, TN$115,230-27.8%
Albuquerque, NM$114,610-28.2%
Minot, ND$114,180-28.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$114,100-28.5%
Goldsboro, NC$113,980-28.6%
Toledo, OH$113,920-28.7%
Grand Junction, CO$113,610-28.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$113,210-29.1%
Pueblo, CO$113,170-29.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$112,400-29.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$112,260-29.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$111,850-29.9%
Lafayette, LA$111,160-30.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$111,090-30.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$111,040-30.5%
Sebring, FL$110,390-30.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$110,380-30.9%
Las Cruces, NM$110,140-31.0%
Boise City, ID$109,780-31.2%
Wilmington, NC$109,620-31.3%
Morgantown, WV$109,300-31.5%
Dubuque, IA$109,270-31.6%
Glens Falls, NY$109,240-31.6%
Bismarck, ND$109,010-31.7%
Vineland, NJ$108,910-31.8%
Alexandria, LA$108,720-31.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$108,530-32.0%
Kenosha, WI$108,420-32.1%
Helena, MT$108,410-32.1%
Tulsa, OK$108,220-32.2%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$108,200-32.2%
Farmington, NM$108,090-32.3%
Fayetteville, NC$107,950-32.4%
Columbia, MO$107,890-32.4%
State College, PA$107,850-32.5%
Flint, MI$107,830-32.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$107,740-32.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$107,620-32.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$107,560-32.6%
Tucson, AZ$107,510-32.7%
Traverse City, MI$107,460-32.7%
Pittsfield, MA$107,400-32.7%
Hinesville, GA$107,320-32.8%
Evansville, IN$107,050-33.0%
Kankakee, IL$107,030-33.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$106,900-33.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$106,880-33.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$106,780-33.1%
Bozeman, MT$106,760-33.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$106,500-33.3%
Great Falls, MT$106,450-33.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$106,320-33.4%
Wausau, WI$106,290-33.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$105,920-33.7%
Columbus, IN$105,790-33.7%
Longview, TX$105,590-33.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$105,510-33.9%
Asheville, NC$105,480-33.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$105,360-34.0%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$105,240-34.1%
Twin Falls, ID$105,240-34.1%
Columbia, SC$105,200-34.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$104,910-34.3%
Battle Creek, MI$104,770-34.4%
Saginaw, MI$104,760-34.4%
Grants Pass, OR$104,520-34.5%
Jackson, MS$104,460-34.6%
Kokomo, IN$104,320-34.7%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$104,210-34.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$104,170-34.8%
Billings, MT$104,150-34.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$104,120-34.8%
Monroe, MI$104,020-34.9%
Springfield, MO$103,790-35.0%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$103,530-35.2%
Albany, GA$103,510-35.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$103,490-35.2%
Bloomington, IN$103,460-35.2%
Tallahassee, FL$103,320-35.3%
Rockford, IL$103,190-35.4%
Grand Island, NE$103,150-35.4%
Logan, UT-ID$103,120-35.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$103,100-35.4%
Lawrence, KS$103,070-35.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$103,050-35.5%
Casper, WY$102,890-35.6%
Topeka, KS$102,500-35.8%
Lebanon, PA$102,460-35.8%
Muncie, IN$102,140-36.0%
Burlington, NC$102,120-36.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$102,070-36.1%
Punta Gorda, FL$101,990-36.1%
Williamsport, PA$101,990-36.1%
Sumter, SC$101,900-36.2%
Lake Charles, LA$101,690-36.3%
Bay City, MI$101,540-36.4%
Lincoln, NE$101,300-36.6%
Sandusky, OH$101,270-36.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$101,250-36.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$101,170-36.6%
Charleston, WV$101,150-36.7%
Gettysburg, PA$101,030-36.7%
Valdosta, GA$101,000-36.7%
Decatur, IL$100,790-36.9%
Chambersburg, PA$100,680-36.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$100,650-37.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$100,560-37.0%
Missoula, MT$100,490-37.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$100,420-37.1%
Rapid City, SD$99,430-37.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$99,420-37.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$99,240-37.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$98,900-38.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$98,850-38.1%
Cheyenne, WY$98,590-38.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$98,070-38.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$97,870-38.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$97,770-38.8%
Owensboro, KY$97,620-38.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$97,460-39.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$97,370-39.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$97,330-39.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$97,300-39.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$97,020-39.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$96,960-39.3%
Bowling Green, KY$96,830-39.4%
Florence, SC$96,790-39.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$96,190-39.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$95,300-40.3%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$94,760-40.7%
Monroe, LA$94,720-40.7%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$94,600-40.8%
Springfield, OH$94,470-40.8%
Gadsden, AL$94,220-41.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$93,840-41.2%
Johnstown, PA$93,710-41.3%
Jefferson City, MO$93,320-41.6%
Hot Springs, AR$92,700-41.9%
Jonesboro, AR$92,510-42.1%
Pocatello, ID$92,280-42.2%
Lawton, OK$92,000-42.4%
Dalton, GA$91,730-42.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$88,100-44.8%
Enid, OK$87,980-44.9%
Beckley, WV$87,930-44.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$87,570-45.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$87,210-45.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$84,590-47.0%
Altoona, PA$83,390-47.8%
Lima, OH$83,260-47.9%
Greenville, NC$82,880-48.1%
Jacksonville, NC$81,660-48.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$80,090-49.8%
Mansfield, OH$79,820-50.0%
Aguadilla, PR$78,480-50.8%
Hammond, LA$78,110-51.1%
Arecibo, PR$77,470-51.5%
Rome, GA$74,410-53.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.