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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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) |
| 1,095,770 |
0.4 % |
$51.62 |
$107,370 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.77 |
$25.17 |
$38.50 |
$67.39 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,970 |
$52,340 |
$80,080 |
$140,170 |
(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 |
646,250 |
57.20 |
$52.67 |
$109,550 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
103,470 |
1.90 |
$41.36 |
$86,030 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
93,100 |
4.26 |
$42.45 |
$88,290 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
71,900 |
3.55 |
$54.63 |
$113,630 |
| Insurance Carriers |
27,960 |
2.40 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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 |
129,420 |
7.75 |
1.01 |
$62.09 |
$129,140 |
| New York |
111,100 |
12.07 |
1.57 |
$64.11 |
$133,360 |
| Florida |
86,580 |
10.28 |
1.34 |
$45.38 |
$94,400 |
| Texas |
81,400 |
6.85 |
0.89 |
$50.98 |
$106,040 |
| Illinois |
47,490 |
8.01 |
1.04 |
$54.63 |
$113,630 |
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 |
39,520 |
55.81 |
7.26 |
$81.25 |
$169,000 |
| New York |
111,100 |
12.07 |
1.57 |
$64.11 |
$133,360 |
| Delaware |
4,900 |
11.07 |
1.44 |
$57.27 |
$119,130 |
| Florida |
86,580 |
10.28 |
1.34 |
$45.38 |
$94,400 |
| Maryland |
25,000 |
9.38 |
1.22 |
$44.23 |
$92,010 |
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 |
39,520 |
55.81 |
7.26 |
$81.25 |
$169,000 |
| New York |
111,100 |
12.07 |
1.57 |
$64.11 |
$133,360 |
| California |
129,420 |
7.75 |
1.01 |
$62.09 |
$129,140 |
| Massachusetts |
29,460 |
8.35 |
1.09 |
$59.06 |
$122,840 |
| Delaware |
4,900 |
11.07 |
1.44 |
$57.27 |
$119,130 |
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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 |
84,110 |
12.56 |
1.63 |
$70.64 |
$146,940 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
62,000 |
24.61 |
3.20 |
$71.50 |
$148,720 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
42,340 |
9.56 |
1.24 |
$62.19 |
$129,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
35,890 |
9.80 |
1.27 |
$57.35 |
$119,300 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
23,630 |
9.02 |
1.17 |
$54.12 |
$112,560 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
22,460 |
7.67 |
1.00 |
$61.24 |
$127,370 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
22,230 |
12.08 |
1.57 |
$63.21 |
$131,480 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
19,450 |
7.81 |
1.02 |
$58.17 |
$121,000 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division |
17,690 |
15.53 |
2.02 |
$49.72 |
$103,410 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
16,640 |
8.61 |
1.12 |
$48.88 |
$101,670 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| 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 Metropolitan Division |
62,000 |
24.61 |
3.20 |
$71.50 |
$148,720 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
3,320 |
19.66 |
2.56 |
$45.52 |
$94,680 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
15,710 |
17.37 |
2.26 |
$56.92 |
$118,390 |
| Charleston, WV |
1,900 |
17.08 |
2.22 |
$35.15 |
$73,110 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division |
17,690 |
15.53 |
2.02 |
$49.72 |
$103,410 |
| Bloomington, IL |
1,270 |
14.23 |
1.85 |
$48.39 |
$100,650 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
15,750 |
14.11 |
1.84 |
$77.31 |
$160,810 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
8,470 |
14.04 |
1.83 |
$43.34 |
$90,140 |
| Carson City, NV |
390 |
13.79 |
1.79 |
$42.26 |
$87,890 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
10,790 |
13.18 |
1.71 |
$47.92 |
$99,670 |
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United States Department of Labor
