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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
23-0000 Legal Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Lawyers ;
Judicial Law Clerks ;
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers ;
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ;
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ;
Paralegals and Legal Assistants ;
Court Reporters ;
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ;
Legal Support Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,075,520 |
0.5 % |
$50.95 |
$105,980 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.62 |
$24.78 |
$38.30 |
$66.46 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,650 |
$51,530 |
$79,650 |
$138,240 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
630,400 |
56.14 |
$52.08 |
$108,320 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
101,550 |
1.89 |
$40.77 |
$84,810 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
90,690 |
4.15 |
$42.10 |
$87,560 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
71,560 |
3.54 |
$53.23 |
$110,720 |
| Insurance Carriers |
29,170 |
2.50 |
$42.62 |
$88,640 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
630,400 |
56.14 |
$52.08 |
$108,320 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
90,690 |
4.15 |
$42.10 |
$87,560 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
71,560 |
3.54 |
$53.23 |
$110,720 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
5,700 |
3.14 |
$58.07 |
$120,790 |
| Insurance Carriers |
29,170 |
2.50 |
$42.62 |
$88,640 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
124,150 |
7.78 |
1.02 |
$60.17 |
$125,150 |
| New York |
108,300 |
11.90 |
1.55 |
$63.35 |
$131,770 |
| Florida |
84,040 |
10.22 |
1.33 |
$46.82 |
$97,390 |
| Texas |
83,070 |
7.07 |
0.92 |
$51.78 |
$107,700 |
| Illinois |
44,870 |
7.60 |
0.99 |
$50.57 |
$105,180 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
38,960 |
55.46 |
7.24 |
$78.23 |
$162,710 |
| New York |
108,300 |
11.90 |
1.55 |
$63.35 |
$131,770 |
| Delaware |
4,950 |
11.23 |
1.47 |
$52.94 |
$110,120 |
| Florida |
84,040 |
10.22 |
1.33 |
$46.82 |
$97,390 |
| Virginia |
36,160 |
9.62 |
1.26 |
$50.88 |
$105,840 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
38,960 |
55.46 |
7.24 |
$78.23 |
$162,710 |
| New York |
108,300 |
11.90 |
1.55 |
$63.35 |
$131,770 |
| California |
124,150 |
7.78 |
1.02 |
$60.17 |
$125,150 |
| Massachusetts |
29,200 |
8.44 |
1.10 |
$58.81 |
$122,330 |
| New Jersey |
32,290 |
8.16 |
1.07 |
$54.85 |
$114,100 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
82,860 |
12.58 |
1.64 |
$69.42 |
$144,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
62,290 |
25.01 |
3.26 |
$69.52 |
$144,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
39,040 |
9.25 |
1.21 |
$61.83 |
$128,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
33,830 |
9.30 |
1.21 |
$52.75 |
$109,720 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
23,610 |
8.05 |
1.05 |
$60.87 |
$126,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
22,310 |
8.74 |
1.14 |
$52.74 |
$109,690 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
22,170 |
12.30 |
1.61 |
$63.16 |
$131,360 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
18,990 |
7.82 |
1.02 |
$59.50 |
$123,750 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division |
16,930 |
15.04 |
1.96 |
$48.44 |
$100,750 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
15,700 |
14.72 |
1.92 |
$75.71 |
$157,480 |
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United States Department of Labor
