Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
657,170	0.7 %	$69.86	$145,300	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$28.69	$38.92	$59.11	$89.59	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$59,670	$80,950	$122,960	$186,350	(5)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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	403,110	35.18	$72.31	$150,410
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	57,510	1.04	$51.44	$106,990
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	44,270	2.03	$45.21	$94,050
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	38,020	1.89	$67.17	$139,720
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20,530	0.83	$86.91	$180,780

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	403,110	35.18	$72.31	$150,410
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	560	2.55	$76.58	$159,280
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	44,270	2.03	$45.21	$94,050
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	38,020	1.89	$67.17	$139,720
Social Advocacy Organizations	2,990	1.34	$53.64	$111,560

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	190	0.35	$108.16	$224,970
Motion Picture and Video Industries	430	0.10	$104.23	$216,800
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	80	0.02	$103.77	$215,850
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	530	0.33	$101.11	$210,310
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	70	0.07	$99.94	$207,880

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	83,750	4.82	1.08	$83.64	$173,970
New York	77,060	8.09	1.81	$81.14	$168,780
Florida	47,900	5.45	1.22	$62.50	$130,010
Texas	44,700	3.60	0.80	$69.28	$144,110
Illinois	31,270	5.19	1.16	$75.49	$157,010

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	30,960	42.79	9.56	$92.39	$192,180
New York	77,060	8.09	1.81	$81.14	$168,780
Delaware	2,600	5.76	1.29	(8)	(8)
Florida	47,900	5.45	1.22	$62.50	$130,010
Colorado	14,320	5.35	1.19	$72.42	$150,630

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	30,960	42.79	9.56	$92.39	$192,180
California	83,750	4.82	1.08	$83.64	$173,970
New York	77,060	8.09	1.81	$81.14	$168,780
Massachusetts	18,750	5.18	1.16	$79.23	$164,800
Illinois	31,270	5.19	1.16	$75.49	$157,010

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	82,110	8.50	1.90	$84.00	$174,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,090	13.87	3.10	$86.34	$179,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,970	6.09	1.36	$85.80	$178,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	27,790	5.94	1.33	$78.12	$162,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	19,810	7.50	1.68	$72.28	$150,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,330	6.37	1.42	$75.42	$156,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,750	6.78	1.51	$90.82	$188,910
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,720	5.98	1.34	$81.69	$169,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	15,540	5.66	1.27	$65.79	$136,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,620	4.00	0.89	$72.65	$151,100