Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Lawyers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
707,160	1.0 %	$ 78.74	$ 163,770	1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Lawyers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 31.96	$ 45.40	$ 65.26	$ 100.47	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$ 66,470	$ 94,440	$ 135,740	$ 208,980	(5)

Industry profile for Lawyers:

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	434,360	36.80	$ 80.11	$ 166,640
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	60,260	1.12	$ 59.62	$ 124,010
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	45,540	2.15	$ 49.71	$ 103,390
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	39,650	1.90	$ 73.41	$ 152,700
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21,040	0.78	$ 109.16	$ 227,050

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	434,360	36.80	$ 80.11	$ 166,640
Other Investment Pools and Funds	420	2.40	$ 86.57	$ 180,070
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	45,540	2.15	$ 49.71	$ 103,390
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	39,650	1.90	$ 73.41	$ 152,700
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	320	1.49	$ 82.39	$ 171,370

Top paying industries for Lawyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	40	0.08	$ 149.16	$ 310,250
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	600	0.38	$ 132.77	$ 276,160
Office Administrative Services	1,960	0.37	$ 125.84	$ 261,740
Spectator Sports	220	0.17	$ 120.80	$ 251,260
Sound Recording Industries	70	0.36	$ 119.86	$ 249,320

Geographic profile for Lawyers:

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.

Map of employment of lawyers by state, May 2022

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	87,780	4.98	1.04	$ 96.89	$ 201,530
New York	86,230	9.47	1.98	$ 90.82	$ 188,900
Florida	57,080	6.20	1.30	$ 65.31	$ 135,840
Texas	50,070	3.85	0.81	$ 80.10	$ 166,620
District of Columbia	33,610	48.70	10.18	$ 108.90	$ 226,510

Map of location quotient of lawyers by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lawyers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	33,610	48.70	10.18	$ 108.90	$ 226,510
New York	86,230	9.47	1.98	$ 90.82	$ 188,900
Florida	57,080	6.20	1.30	$ 65.31	$ 135,840
Delaware	2,660	5.83	1.22	(8)	(8)
Massachusetts	20,380	5.71	1.20	$ 94.34	$ 196,230

Map of annual mean wages of lawyers by state, May 2022

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	33,610	48.70	10.18	$ 108.90	$ 226,510
California	87,780	4.98	1.04	$ 96.89	$ 201,530
Massachusetts	20,380	5.71	1.20	$ 94.34	$ 196,230
New York	86,230	9.47	1.98	$ 90.82	$ 188,900
Connecticut	8,380	5.13	1.07	$ 83.91	$ 174,520

Map of employment of lawyers by area, May 2022

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	89,700	9.77	2.04	$ 92.92	$ 193,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,710	15.43	3.23	$ 101.85	$ 211,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,510	6.31	1.32	$ 93.69	$ 194,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	27,200	6.16	1.29	$ 78.47	$ 163,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	26,680	10.17	2.13	$ 69.69	$ 144,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,450	6.66	1.39	$ 76.88	$ 159,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	17,980	6.65	1.39	$ 97.55	$ 202,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,570	4.62	0.97	$ 87.42	$ 181,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	17,110	7.15	1.50	$ 115.06	$ 239,330
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	15,740	5.77	1.21	$ 84.73	$ 176,230

Map of location quotient of lawyers by area, May 2022

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	46,710	15.43	3.23	$ 101.85	$ 211,850
Tallahassee, FL	1,950	11.04	2.31	$ 46.94	$ 97,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	26,680	10.17	2.13	$ 69.69	$ 144,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	89,700	9.77	2.04	$ 92.92	$ 193,280
Santa Fe, NM	570	9.53	1.99	$ 53.91	$ 112,140
Trenton, NJ	2,140	9.04	1.89	$ 72.43	$ 150,660
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	4,350	8.39	1.75	$ 68.27	$ 142,000
Charleston, WV	800	7.98	1.67	$ 72.12	$ 150,000
Carson City, NV	220	7.50	1.57	$ 59.68	$ 124,140
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	11,550	7.44	1.56	$ 84.07	$ 174,870