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Lawyer Salary (2024)

Legal · SOC Code 23-1011

$156,799
National Median
$203,274
National Mean
442,790
Total Employment
24
Cities Tracked

Salary Range

Lawyer salaries range from $126,780 to $215,090 median across cities, depending on location, experience, and industry.

Lawyer Salary by City

City10th25thMedian75th90thCOL-AdjustedJobs
San Francisco, CA$103,870$156,930$215,090$335,250$491,458$119,76116,940
Los Angeles, CA$102,370$130,420$205,900$335,320$503,566$124,03640,990
New York, NY$83,650$125,350$203,450$228,790$261,732$108,68193,730
Boston, MA$83,860$122,660$194,740$258,920$342,354$128,03418,900
Washington, DC$102,360$153,320$191,880$246,920$318,472$125,57648,170
Denver, CO$83,990$125,880$180,940$219,740$270,180$160,40812,590
Chicago, IL$80,900$104,650$166,090$224,360$300,111$154,79028,380
San Diego, CA$78,730$107,700$165,000$214,990$279,977$102,9968,990
Seattle, WA$98,990$122,860$162,680$223,490$302,543$108,8899,440
Portland, OR$63,620$99,880$161,420$198,970$247,785$124,0745,600
Dallas, TX$78,810$99,510$157,340$218,800$298,698$151,14315,740
Minneapolis, MN$74,040$102,590$150,110$206,540$279,899$141,34710,650
Philadelphia, PA$74,990$98,090$148,030$207,420$284,627$125,02518,270
Nashville, TN$80,670$99,620$143,420$202,160$278,522$142,9914,100
Houston, TX$54,990$88,530$139,460$212,080$306,486$144,51817,290
Charlotte, NC$48,860$77,680$137,270$226,490$342,476$141,9545,290
Phoenix, AZ$94,100$102,940$135,600$202,850$290,275$134,6579,520
Austin, TX$80,850$99,220$133,400$213,070$316,641$129,5157,110
Miami, FL$75,000$100,010$129,920$200,770$292,875$105,54026,720
Salt Lake City, UT$62,410$96,910$129,550$176,710$238,018$127,7613,890
Atlanta, GA$52,430$80,750$128,910$210,640$316,889$129,95017,810
Raleigh, NC$63,640$81,510$128,130$185,640$260,403$128,3874,340
Detroit, MI$66,150$91,340$128,060$168,580$235,380$134,6589,460
Tampa, FL$69,990$80,500$126,780$166,960$235,360$127,2898,870

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