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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
681,010 |
1.0 % |
$ 71.17 |
$ 148,030 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Lawyers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 29.52 |
$ 39.24 |
$ 61.54 |
$ 93.55 |
(5) |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 61,400 |
$ 81,620 |
$ 127,990 |
$ 194,580 |
(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 |
417,300 |
36.58 |
$ 72.18 |
$ 150,130 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
58,510 |
1.09 |
$ 54.65 |
$ 113,680 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
45,360 |
2.07 |
$ 48.61 |
$ 101,110 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
40,400 |
1.92 |
$ 70.72 |
$ 147,100 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
20,080 |
0.79 |
$ 95.63 |
$ 198,900 |
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 |
417,300 |
36.58 |
$ 72.18 |
$ 150,130 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
45,360 |
2.07 |
$ 48.61 |
$ 101,110 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
40,400 |
1.92 |
$ 70.72 |
$ 147,100 |
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
360 |
1.88 |
$ 78.01 |
$ 162,260 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
58,510 |
1.09 |
$ 54.65 |
$ 113,680 |
Top paying industries for Lawyers:
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.
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 |
90,120 |
5.45 |
1.13 |
$ 84.91 |
$ 176,610 |
New York |
81,890 |
9.45 |
1.95 |
$ 86.09 |
$ 179,060 |
Florida |
54,740 |
6.36 |
1.32 |
$ 62.21 |
$ 129,390 |
Texas |
43,850 |
3.59 |
0.74 |
$ 72.28 |
$ 150,350 |
District of Columbia |
30,850 |
46.60 |
9.64 |
$ 95.59 |
$ 198,820 |
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 |
30,850 |
46.60 |
9.64 |
$ 95.59 |
$ 198,820 |
New York |
81,890 |
9.45 |
1.95 |
$ 86.09 |
$ 179,060 |
California |
90,120 |
5.45 |
1.13 |
$ 84.91 |
$ 176,610 |
Massachusetts |
19,050 |
5.61 |
1.16 |
$ 80.76 |
$ 167,980 |
New Jersey |
22,480 |
5.84 |
1.21 |
$ 73.94 |
$ 153,800 |
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 |
85,180 |
9.82 |
2.03 |
$ 88.40 |
$ 183,870 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
44,250 |
15.09 |
3.12 |
$ 89.72 |
$ 186,610 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
41,060 |
7.18 |
1.49 |
$ 85.36 |
$ 177,550 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
26,170 |
6.18 |
1.28 |
$ 74.01 |
$ 153,930 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
24,760 |
10.10 |
2.09 |
$ 66.53 |
$ 138,390 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
19,740 |
7.44 |
1.54 |
$ 70.06 |
$ 145,720 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
16,730 |
6.47 |
1.34 |
$ 82.53 |
$ 171,660 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
16,570 |
7.39 |
1.53 |
$ 92.05 |
$ 191,460 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,660 |
4.09 |
0.85 |
$ 77.72 |
$ 161,650 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,190 |
5.48 |
1.13 |
$ 69.41 |
$ 144,380 |
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 |
44,250 |
15.09 |
3.12 |
$ 89.72 |
$ 186,610 |
Tallahassee, FL |
2,060 |
12.13 |
2.51 |
$ 45.13 |
$ 93,880 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
24,760 |
10.10 |
2.09 |
$ 66.53 |
$ 138,390 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
85,180 |
9.82 |
2.03 |
$ 88.40 |
$ 183,870 |
Santa Fe, NM |
530 |
9.45 |
1.95 |
$ 55.60 |
$ 115,640 |
Charleston, WV |
890 |
8.94 |
1.85 |
$ 57.46 |
$ 119,520 |
Trenton, NJ |
2,030 |
8.92 |
1.85 |
$ 64.80 |
$ 134,780 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
11,330 |
7.74 |
1.60 |
$ 69.18 |
$ 143,890 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
19,740 |
7.44 |
1.54 |
$ 70.06 |
$ 145,720 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
16,570 |
7.39 |
1.53 |
$ 92.05 |
$ 191,460 |
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