• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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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)
731,340	0.7 %	$ 84.84	$ 176,470	1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Lawyers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 33.54	$ 47.13	$ 70.08	$ 104.50	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$ 69,760	$ 98,030	$ 145,760	$ 217,360	(5)

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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	445,110	37.49	$ 87.51	$ 182,020
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	57,160	1.04	$ 63.60	$ 132,290
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	47,650	2.25	$ 51.16	$ 106,420
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	40,630	1.90	$ 76.58	$ 159,280
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22,110	0.80	$ 114.12	$ 237,370

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	445,110	37.49	$ 87.51	$ 182,020
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	47,650	2.25	$ 51.16	$ 106,420
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	450	2.03	$ 89.74	$ 186,650
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	40,630	1.90	$ 76.58	$ 159,280
Other Investment Pools and Funds	320	1.70	$ 90.31	$ 187,830

Top paying industries for Lawyers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	30	0.05	$ 151.44	$ 315,000
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	140	0.04	$ 145.77	$ 303,190
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers	40	(7)	$ 145.09	$ 301,780
Motion Picture and Video Industries	1,100	0.27	$ 135.06	$ 280,910
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	180	0.11	$ 134.38	$ 279,510

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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	94,300	5.25	1.09	$ 102.82	$ 213,860
New York	86,000	9.16	1.90	$ 100.23	$ 208,480
Florida	61,320	6.41	1.33	$ 70.83	$ 147,320
Texas	45,950	3.39	0.70	$ 85.53	$ 177,890
District of Columbia	34,660	49.38	10.25	$ 114.90	$ 238,990

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	34,660	49.38	10.25	$ 114.90	$ 238,990
New York	86,000	9.16	1.90	$ 100.23	$ 208,480
Florida	61,320	6.41	1.33	$ 70.83	$ 147,320
New Jersey	25,680	6.11	1.27	$ 85.21	$ 177,230
Delaware	2,830	6.03	1.25	$ 102.09	$ 212,360

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	34,660	49.38	10.25	$ 114.90	$ 238,990
California	94,300	5.25	1.09	$ 102.82	$ 213,860
Delaware	2,830	6.03	1.25	$ 102.09	$ 212,360
New York	86,000	9.16	1.90	$ 100.23	$ 208,480
Connecticut	8,230	4.96	1.03	$ 94.10	$ 195,730

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	90,980	9.58	1.99	$ 102.61	$ 213,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	48,470	15.67	3.25	$ 107.64	$ 223,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,410	7.02	1.46	$ 105.64	$ 219,740
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,220	10.37	2.15	$ 74.43	$ 154,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	26,750	5.94	1.23	$ 89.59	$ 186,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19,190	6.78	1.41	$ 83.46	$ 173,590
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	18,900	6.84	1.42	$ 94.79	$ 197,150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	17,940	6.37	1.32	$ 85.47	$ 177,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	17,010	7.02	1.46	$ 113.43	$ 235,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,720	3.71	0.77	$ 90.56	$ 188,350

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	48,470	15.67	3.25	$ 107.64	$ 223,890
Tallahassee, FL	2,040	11.29	2.34	$ 50.90	$ 105,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,220	10.37	2.15	$ 74.43	$ 154,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	90,980	9.58	1.99	$ 102.61	$ 213,420
Trenton, NJ	2,170	9.09	1.89	$ 74.54	$ 155,050
Santa Fe, NM	530	8.62	1.79	$ 56.28	$ 117,070
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	4,230	8.22	1.71	$ 70.20	$ 146,010
Charleston, WV	830	8.09	1.68	(8)	(8)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	12,480	7.84	1.63	$ 95.55	$ 198,750
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	3,380	7.69	1.60	$ 65.13	$ 135,470