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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
23-1011 Lawyers
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
National estimates for Lawyers
Industry profile for Lawyers
Geographic profile for Lawyers
National estimates for Lawyers: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Lawyers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
658,120 |
0.7 % |
$ 71.59 |
$ 148,910 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Lawyers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 29.56 |
$ 40.60 |
$ 61.03 |
$ 91.11 |
(5) |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 61,490 |
$ 84,450 |
$ 126,930 |
$ 189,520 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Lawyers: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Lawyers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Lawyers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Lawyers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Legal Services |
401,340 |
35.28 |
$ 73.86 |
$ 153,630 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
56,790 |
1.05 |
$ 53.51 |
$ 111,300 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
45,250 |
2.06 |
$ 46.85 |
$ 97,440 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
38,970 |
1.87 |
$ 70.46 |
$ 146,560 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
20,810 |
0.86 |
$ 88.77 |
$ 184,640 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Lawyers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Legal Services |
401,340 |
35.28 |
$ 73.86 |
$ 153,630 |
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
520 |
2.47 |
$ 74.40 |
$ 154,740 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
45,250 |
2.06 |
$ 46.85 |
$ 97,440 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
38,970 |
1.87 |
$ 70.46 |
$ 146,560 |
Social Advocacy Organizations |
3,110 |
1.42 |
$ 55.46 |
$ 115,360 |
Top paying industries for Lawyers:
Geographic profile for Lawyers: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Lawyers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Lawyers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Lawyers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
84,160 |
5.12 |
1.08 |
$ 86.28 |
$ 179,470 |
New York |
76,660 |
8.82 |
1.86 |
$ 83.68 |
$ 174,060 |
Florida |
47,010 |
5.57 |
1.18 |
$ 66.91 |
$ 139,160 |
Texas |
46,340 |
3.83 |
0.81 |
$ 68.62 |
$ 142,730 |
District of Columbia |
31,050 |
45.19 |
9.55 |
$ 94.76 |
$ 197,100 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lawyers:
Top paying states for Lawyers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
31,050 |
45.19 |
9.55 |
$ 94.76 |
$ 197,100 |
California |
84,160 |
5.12 |
1.08 |
$ 86.28 |
$ 179,470 |
New York |
76,660 |
8.82 |
1.86 |
$ 83.68 |
$ 174,060 |
Massachusetts |
18,880 |
5.64 |
1.19 |
$ 81.31 |
$ 169,120 |
Connecticut |
7,710 |
5.00 |
1.06 |
$ 76.05 |
$ 158,190 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Lawyers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
81,650 |
9.24 |
1.95 |
$ 86.62 |
$ 180,160 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
43,990 |
14.55 |
3.08 |
$ 89.46 |
$ 186,070 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
38,390 |
6.59 |
1.39 |
$ 86.64 |
$ 180,220 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
27,320 |
6.26 |
1.32 |
$ 76.45 |
$ 159,010 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
18,880 |
7.00 |
1.48 |
$ 73.14 |
$ 152,130 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
18,790 |
7.49 |
1.58 |
$ 81.48 |
$ 169,480 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
16,770 |
6.45 |
1.36 |
$ 84.41 |
$ 175,570 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
16,740 |
7.18 |
1.52 |
$ 97.08 |
$ 201,920 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,570 |
5.91 |
1.25 |
$ 71.75 |
$ 149,240 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
15,510 |
4.32 |
0.91 |
$ 72.23 |
$ 150,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lawyers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
43,990 |
14.55 |
3.08 |
$ 89.46 |
$ 186,070 |
Tallahassee, FL |
2,150 |
12.67 |
2.68 |
$ 48.96 |
$ 101,840 |
Charleston, WV |
1,070 |
10.38 |
2.19 |
$ 52.72 |
$ 109,660 |
Santa Fe, NM |
550 |
9.60 |
2.03 |
$ 45.55 |
$ 94,740 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
81,650 |
9.24 |
1.95 |
$ 86.62 |
$ 180,160 |
Trenton, NJ |
1,860 |
8.06 |
1.70 |
(8) |
(8) |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
4,120 |
8.00 |
1.69 |
$ 59.17 |
$ 123,070 |
Montgomery, AL |
1,210 |
7.82 |
1.65 |
$ 51.35 |
$ 106,810 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
3,210 |
7.63 |
1.61 |
$ 54.89 |
$ 114,170 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
11,020 |
7.56 |
1.60 |
$ 73.11 |
$ 152,060 |
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