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Alabama (View More Alabama Info)

Alabama Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Anniston-Oxford AL
(8)-
29.16
Auburn-Opelika AL
70
28.08
Birmingham-Hoover AL
2160
66.41
Columbus GA-AL
180
46.18
Decatur AL
60
29.96
Dothan AL
90
81.92
Florence-Muscle Shoals AL
140
(8)-
Gadsden AL
(8)-
41.95
Huntsville AL
420
62
Mobile AL
510
65.49
Montgomery AL
850
48.4
Tuscaloosa AL
280
38.39
Northwest Alabama nonmetro area
30
34.48
Northeast Alabama nonmetro area
110
55.84
Southwest Alabama nonmetro area
230
37.9
Southeast Alabama nonmetro area
50
29.7

Alaska (View More Alaska Info)

Alaska Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Anchorage AK
600
49.72
Fairbanks AK
100
55.95
Southeast Alaska nonmetro area
110
48.5
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetro area
100
60.63

Arizona (View More Arizona Info)

Arizona Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Flagstaff AZ
110
52.77
Lake Havasu City - Kingman AZ
110
45.38
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ
6960
56.5
Prescott AZ
130
59.1
Tucson AZ
1330
46.82
Yuma AZ
90
41.1
North Arizona nonmetro area
100
40.68
Southeast Arizona nonmetro area
120
38.54

Arkansas (View More Arkansas Info)

Arkansas Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR-MO
650
40.47
Fort Smith AR-OK
260
40.67
Hot Springs AR
50
25.12
Jonesboro AR
130
41.85
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway AR
1640
44.66
Memphis TN-MS-AR
1860
58.9
Pine Bluff AR
50
26.42
Texarkana-Texarkana TX-AR
130
48.45
Central Arkansas nonmetro area
130
22.84
East Arkansas nonmetro area
170
33.48
South Arkansas nonmetro area
250
46.6
West Arkansas nonmetro area
60
35.43

California (View More California Info)

California Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bakersfield CA
440
56.72
Chico CA
150
60.31
El Centro CA
90
49.11
Fresno CA
970
62.59
Hanford-Corcoran CA
40
76.89
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale CA Metropolitan Division
24260
79.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA
30470
78.12
Merced CA
80
(8)-
Modesto CA
320
61.73
Napa CA
100
82.39
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward CA Metropolitan Division
3770
73.39
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura CA
1040
78.4
Redding CA
160
44.01
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario CA
2440
58.43
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville CA
5020
59.89
Salinas CA
370
53.09
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA
5900
66.48
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA
13480
80.12
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City CA Metropolitan Division
9710
82.73
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA
4390
88.78
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles CA
150
49.48
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine CA Metropolitan Division
6210
72.62
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta CA
340
60.46
Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA
180
59.07
Santa Rosa-Petaluma CA
270
73.44
Stockton CA
460
60.67
Vallejo-Fairfield CA
220
70.22
Visalia-Porterville CA
190
56.38
Yuba City CA
80
63.9
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area
80
47.28
North Coast Region of California nonmetro area
210
56.63
North Valley Region of California nonmetro area
40
57.16
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetro area
50
38.53

Colorado (View More Colorado Info)

Colorado Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Boulder CO
640
55.32
Colorado Springs CO
850
47.74
Denver-Aurora CO
7550
62.51
Fort Collins-Loveland CO
340
54.92
Grand Junction CO
240
48.38
Greeley CO
160
43.01
Pueblo CO
150
42.64
East and South Colorado nonmetro area
70
33.87
West Colorado nonmetro area
310
54.86
Northcentral Colorado nonmetro area
(8)-
63.98
Central Colorado nonmetro area
40
50.86

Connecticut (View More Connecticut Info)

Connecticut Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk CT
2020
66.65
Danbury CT
160
83.91
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford CT
3470
68.78
New Haven CT
1240
64.38
Norwich-New London CT-RI
260
56.51
Springfield MA-CT
830
50.81
Waterbury CT
180
46.2
Worcester MA-CT
740
53.89
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetro area
40
68.94
Eastern Connecticut nonmetro area
40
46.67

District of Columbia (View More DC Info)

DC Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
37280
75.85
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV
40250
74.72

Delaware (View More Delaware Info)

Delaware Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Dover DE
170
63.69
Wilmington DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
2380
73.3
Sussex County Delaware nonmetro area
130
63.49

Florida< (View More Florida Info)

Florida Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL
930
49.04
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin FL
190
45.99
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach FL
650
51.25
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach FL Metropolitan Division
4800
57.74
Gainesville FL
480
38.61
Jacksonville FL
2010
46.87
Lakeland-Winter Haven FL
740
55.41
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL
16910
62.93
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall FL Metropolitan Division
8690
65.26
Naples-Marco Island FL
590
54.48
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota FL
1210
57.68
Ocala FL
280
52
Orlando-Kissimmee FL
4690
62.09
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville FL
580
47.91
Palm Coast FL
50
59.58
Panama City-Lynn Haven FL
210
49.75
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent FL
670
44.15
Port St. Lucie FL
370
55.52
Punta Gorda FL
150
32.13
Sebastian-Vero Beach FL
160
(8)-
Tallahassee FL
1970
46.26
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL
7700
52.28
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach FL Metropolitan Division
3420
64.3
Northwest Florida nonmetro area
100
29.37
Northeast Florida nonmetro area
330
(8)-
South Florida nonmetro area
230
38.77

Georgia (View More Georgia Info)

Georgia Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Albany GA
130
60.46
Athens-Clarke County GA
140
60.52
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA
11330
67.44
Augusta-Richmond County GA-SC
340
64.82
Brunswick GA
110
42.59
Chattanooga TN-GA
810
65.27
Columbus GA-AL
180
46.18
Dalton GA
50
45.32
Gainesville GA
120
55.7
Macon GA
200
43.39
Rome GA
90
55.01
Savannah GA
450
43.86
Valdosta GA
40
(8)-
Warner Robins GA
60
45.83
North Georgia nonmetro area
80
48.97
Middle Georgia nonmetro area
80
36.51
East Georgia nonmetro area
70
(8)-
South Georgia nonmetro area
100
56.79

Hawaii (View More Hawaii Info)

Hawaii Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Honolulu HI
1780
51.61
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetro area
240
40.01

Idaho (View More Idaho Info)

Idaho Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Boise City-Nampa ID
1380
47.2
Coeur d Alene ID
170
40.03
Idaho Falls ID
160
38.76
Lewiston ID-WA
60
67.12
Logan UT-ID
90
(8)-
Pocatello ID
110
44.98
North Idaho nonmetro area
60
(8)-
Southwest Idaho nonmetro area
40
(8)-
Southcentral Idaho nonmetro area
100
30.65
East Idaho nonmetro area
90
43.24

Illinois (View More Illinois Info)

Illinios Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bloomington-Normal IL
160
41.02
Cape Girardeau-Jackson MO-IL
120
28.7
Champaign-Urbana IL
290
47.54
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL Metropolitan Division
23840
67.04
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI
25960
65.7
Danville IL
60
48.75
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL
500
50.57
Decatur IL
120
46.42
Kankakee-Bradley IL
70
30.71
Lake County-Kenosha County IL-WI Metropolitan Division
1250
47.53
Peoria IL
300
41.19
Rockford IL
380
63.29
St. Louis MO-IL
5170
54.84
Springfield IL
350
53.31
Northwest Illinois nonmetro area
210
38.97
West Central Illinois nonmetro area
360
37.93
East Central Illinois nonmetro area
80
62.61
South Illinois nonmetro area
240
45.87

Indiana (View More Indiana Info)

Indiana Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Anderson IN
80
35.27
Bloomington IN
170
38.98
Cincinnati-Middletown OH-KY-IN
3760
54.47
Columbus IN
70
46.25
Elkhart-Goshen IN
170
34.07
Evansville IN-KY
270
44.66
Fort Wayne IN
300
46.4
Gary IN Metropolitan Division
860
(8)-
Indianapolis-Carmel IN
3130
52.42
Kokomo IN
90
49.44
Lafayette IN
160
39.28
Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN
1920
47.23
Michigan City-La Porte IN
30
33.15
Muncie IN
90
35.7
South Bend-Mishawaka IN-MI
230
44.27
Terre Haute IN
110
44.04
Northeast Indiana nonmetro area
340
42.03
Northwest Indiana nonmetro area
110
39.13
Southwest / Southeast Indiana nonmetro area
140
37.03

Iowa (View More Iowa Info)

Iowa Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Ames IA
40
43.95
Cedar Rapids IA
340
46.63
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL
500
50.57
Des Moines-West Des Moines IA
1410
60
Dubuque IA
80
50.8
Iowa City IA
150
35.17
Omaha-Council Bluffs NE-IA
1300
53.06
Sioux City IA-NE-SD
140
50.1
Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA
120
39.7
Northeast Iowa nonmetro area
100
27
Northwest Iowa nonmetro area
100
29.63
Southwest Iowa nonmetro area
110
43.13
Southeast Iowa nonmetro area
230
34.59

Kansas (View More Kansas Info)

Kansas Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Kansas City MO-KS
4840
56.4
Lawrence KS
130
41.77
Manhattan KS
130
32.35
St. Joseph MO-KS
100
55.35
Topeka KS
820
33.09
Wichita KS
750
46.06
Kansas nonmetro area
560
45.71

Kentucky (View More Kentucky Info)

Kentucky Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bowling Green KY
110
59.32
Cincinnati-Middletown OH-KY-IN
3760
54.47
Clarksville TN-KY
130
47.06
Elizabethtown KY
90
47.3
Evansville IN-KY
270
44.66
Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH
280
40.55
Lexington-Fayette KY
990
51
Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN
1920
47.23
Owensboro KY
100
46.08
West Kentucky nonmetro area
350
39.66
South Central Kentucky nonmetro area
280
28.85
West Central Kentucky nonmetro area
620
35.49
East Kentucky nonmetro area
300
60.71

Louisiana (View More Louisiana Info)

Louisiana Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Alexandria LA
210
41.21
Baton Rouge LA
1410
48.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux LA
170
32.2
Lafayette LA
690
44.51
Lake Charles LA
200
56.76
Monroe LA
190
22.26
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner LA
3220
54.02
Shreveport-Bossier City LA
640
43.38
Hammond nonmetro area
130
31.33
Natchitoches nonmetro area
110
41.73
Winnsboro nonmetro area
(8)-
27.78
New Iberia nonmetro area
240
39.61

Maine (View More Maine Info)

Maine Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bangor ME
150
41.1
Lewiston-Auburn ME
130
46.01
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ME
970
56.05
Portsmouth NH-ME
220
48.14
Rochester-Dover NH-ME
70
37.93
Northeast Maine nonmetro area
100
32.86
Southwest Maine nonmetro area
490
33.61

Maryland (View More Maryland Info)

Maryland Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Baltimore-Towson MD
7060
58.09
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MD Metropolitan Division
2960
60.49
Cumberland MD-WV
50
31.64

Massachusetts (View More Massachusetts Info)

Massachusetts Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH
14910
62.4
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA NECTA Division
12930
64.33
Springfield MA-CT
830
50.81

Michigan (View More Michigan Info)

MichiganLawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Ann Arbor
MI
11.7
Battle Creek MI
80
42.41
Bay City MI
90
33.74
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metro Division
2760
64.06
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
9050
58.58
Flint MI
330
48.86
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
970
53.95
Holland-Grand Haven MI
170
45.93
Jackson MI
90
39.13
Kalamazoo-Portage MI
310
51.49
Lansing-East Lansing MI
970
55.58
Monroe MI
70
45.24
Muskegon-Norton Shores MI
100
48.98
Niles-Benton Harbor MI
140
37.83
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
270
44.32
South Bend-Mishawaka IN-MI
270
61.23
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metro Division
6290
56.18
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetro area
210
45.41
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetro area
290
48.2
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetro area
340
44.53

Minnesota (View More Minnesota Info)

Minnesota Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Duluth MN-WI
280
57.51
Fargo ND-MN
210
(8)-
Grand Forks ND-MN
(8)-
43.02
La Crosse WI-MN
150
45.31
Mankato-North Mankato MN
90
37.85
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI
8540
62.09
Rochester MN
110
69.88
St. Cloud MN
200
42.25
Northwest Minnesota nonmetro area
370
32.11
Northeast Minnesota nonmetro area
60
38.39
Southwest Minnesota nonmetro area
90
34.57
Southeast Minnesota nonmetro area
230
58

Mississippi (View More Mississippi Info)

Mississippi Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Gulfport-Biloxi MS
290
59.01
Hattiesburg MS
210
33.09
Jackson MS
1230
50.74
Memphis TN-MS-AR
1860
58.9
Pascagoula MS
110
47.01
Northeast Mississippi nonmetro area
430
40.63
Northwest Mississippi nonmetro area
200
41.63
Southeast Mississippi nonmetro area
170
20.17
Southwest Mississippi nonmetro area
170
27.41

Missouri (View More Missouri Info)

Missouri Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Cape Girardeau-Jackson MO-IL
120
28.7
Columbia MO
200
50.65
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR-MO
650
40.47
Jefferson City MO
350
36.63
Joplin MO
160
44.17
Kansas City MO-KS
4840
56.4
St. Joseph MO-KS
100
55.35
St. Louis MO-IL
5170
54.84
Springfield MO
520
49.8
North Missouri nonmetro area
120
(8)-
Southeast Missouri nonmetro area
160
46.94
Southwest Missouri nonmetro area
(8)-
31.97

Montana (View More Montana Info)

Montana Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Billings MT
370
39.6
Great Falls MT
230
32.09
Missoula MT
240
40.21
Eastern Montana nonmetro area
60
29.16
Central Montana nonmetro area
80
40.57
Southwestern Montana nonmetro area
660
35.39
Western Montana nonmetro area
280
36.18

Nebraska (View More Nebraska Info)

Nebraska Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Lincoln NE
520
49.96
Omaha-Council Bluffs NE-IA
1300
53.06
Sioux City IA-NE-SD
140
50.1
Western Nebraska nonmetro area
210
43.49
Central Nebraska nonmetro area
170
26.81
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetro area
90
29.9
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetro area
70
40.27

Nevada (View More Nevada Info)

Nebraska Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Carson City NV
210
48.7
Las Vegas-Paradise NV
3150
58.42
Reno-Sparks NV
810
67.93
Western Central Nevada nonmetro area
70
49.61
Other Nevada nonmetro area
70
51.19

New Hampshire (View More New Hampshire Info)

New Hampshire Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury MA-NH NECTA Division
80
49.2
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division
120
44.38
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division
330
54.55
Manchester NH
620
61.01
Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division
200
36.89
Portsmouth NH-ME
220
48.14
Rochester-Dover NH-ME
70
37.93
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
50
40.11
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
520
43.62
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
110
42.58
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
80
45.42

New Jersey (View More New Jersey Info)

New Jersey Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
830
53.52
Atlantic City-Hammonton NJ
480
61.45
Camden NJ Metropolitan Division
2550
53.81
Edison-New Brunswick NJ Metropolitan Division
4280
61.52
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
7190
65.77
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
49810
78.88
Ocean City NJ
170
38.43
Trenton-Ewing NJ
1670
54.54
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton NJ
160
43.53
Wilmington DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
2380
73.3

New Mexico (View More New Mexico Info)

New Mexico Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Albuquerque NM
1560
45.71
Farmington NM
60
42.92
Las Cruces NM
220
32.92
Santa Fe NM
280
56.34
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetro area
130
32.31
Eastern New Mexico nonmetro area
140
44.31

New York (View More New York Info)

New York Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY
2830
48.37
Binghamton NY
190
42.83
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY
2940
47.68
Elmira NY
80
54.21
Glens Falls NY
130
45.69
Ithaca NY
50
41.63
Kingston NY
70
41.4
Nassau-Suffolk NY Metropolitan Division
6850
58.41
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
68130
74.35
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
49810
78.88
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown NY
700
54.74
Rochester NY
1540
45.02
Syracuse NY
1220
51.35
Utica-Rome NY
300
57.6
Capital/Northern New York nonmetro area
390
40.34
East Central New York nonmetro area
80
40.72
Central New York nonmetro area
160
52.71
Southwest New York nonmetropo area
530
41.43

North Carolina (View More North Carolina Info)

North Carolina Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Asheville NC
380
(8)-
Burlington NC
70
52.16
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC
3020
66.85
Durham NC
710
52.34
Fayetteville NC
220
46.6
Goldsboro NC
50
31
Greensboro-High Point NC
760
65.71
Greenville NC
150
68.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC
150
45.28
Jacksonville NC
90
39.05
Raleigh-Cary NC
2120
61.75
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC
1990
54.04
Wilmington NC
260
(8)-
Winston-Salem NC
560
56.35
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetro area
360
53.3
Other North Carolina nonmetro area
450
39.37
Western Central North Carolina nonmetro area
390
61.21
Western North Carolina nonmetropo area
210
56.53

North Dakota (View More North Dakota Info)

North Dakota Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bismarck ND
170
38.9
Fargo ND-MN
210
(8)-
Grand Forks ND-MN
(8)-
43.02
Far Western North Dakota nonmetro area
(8)-
26.19
West Central North Dakota nonmetro area
70
35.53

Ohio (View More Ohio Info)

Ohio Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Akron OH
900
51.11
Canton-Massillon OH
300
46.33
Cincinnati-Middletown OH-KY-IN
3760
54.47
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor OH
4360
56.98
Columbus OH
3480
54.1
Dayton OH
930
45.22
Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH
280
40.55
Lima OH
110
42.93
Mansfield OH
110
37.61
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna WV-OH
80
50.04
Sandusky OH
60
46.59
Springfield OH
70
33.98
Toledo OH
820
57.23
Wheeling WV-OH
130
43.62
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman OH-PA
410
47.26
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetro area
250
41.21
Other Ohio nonmetro area
270
47.97
Eastern Ohio nonmetro area
180
40.11
Southern Ohio nonmetro area
190
28.61

Oklahoma (View More Oklahoma Info)

Oklahoma Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Fort Smith AR-OK
260
40.67
Lawton OK
110
44.47
Oklahoma City OK
3660
41.65
Tulsa OK
1650
59.15
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
300
33.28
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
230
38.16
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
110
33.54
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
650
34.43

Oregon (View More Oregon Info)

Oregon Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bend OR
(8)-
45.24
Corvallis OR
60
41.13
Eugene-Springfield OR
450
53.46
Medford OR
190
43.45
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton OR-WA
3550
49.05
Salem OR
680
51.88
Coastal Oregon nonmetro area
100
33.16
Southern Oregon nonmetro area
(8)-
29.86
Eastern Oregon nonmetro area
190
29.61
Linn County Oregon nonmetro area
60
32.04

Pennsylvania (View More Pennsylvania Info)

Pennsylvania Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
830
53.52
Altoona PA
50
27.13
Erie PA
260
58.16
Harrisburg-Carlisle PA
1820
52.39
Johnstown PA
80
33.3
Lancaster PA
340
54.82
Lebanon PA
60
43.24
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
7190
65.77
Philadelphia PA Metropolitan Division
11700
71.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD
16630
68.98
Pittsburgh PA
5180
62.19
Reading PA
390
48.77
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre PA
640
47.08
State College PA
140
42.16
Williamsport PA
120
42.31
York-Hanover PA
240
52.99
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman OH-PA
410
47.26
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetro area
250
43.56
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetro area
100
42.52
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetro area
280
46.99
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetro area
190
39.01

Rhode Island (View More Rhode Island Info)

Rhode Island Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Norwich-New London CT-RI
260
56.51
Providence-Fall River-Warwick RI-MA
1770
55.47

South Carolina (View More South Carolina Info)

South Caroina Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Anderson SC
80
55.89
Augusta-Richmond County GA-SC
340
64.82
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville SC
1020
56.84
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC
3020
66.85
Columbia SC
1570
54.98
Florence SC
170
47.82
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley SC
890
57.62
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach SC
340
33.12
Spartanburg SC
230
54.86
Sumter SC
70
43.79
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
490
41.4
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
90
40.16
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
50
25.59
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
50
44.23

South Dakota (View More South Dakota Info)

South Dakota Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Rapid City SD
160
42.07
Sioux City IA-NE-SD
140
50.1
Sioux Falls SD
230
40.2
Central South Dakota nonmetro area
120
34.46
Eastern South Dakota nonmetro area
120
33.99
Western South Dakota nonmetro area
80
45.48

Tennessee (View More Tennessee Info)

South Dakota Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Chattanooga TN-GA
810
65.27
Clarksville TN-KY
130
47.06
Cleveland TN
70
(8)-
Jackson TN
170
50.1
Johnson City TN
90
32.81
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol TN-VA
300
47.52
Knoxville TN
1020
54.22
Memphis TN-MS-AR
1860
58.9
Morristown TN
50
32.88
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin TN
1860
53.51
Western Tennessee nonmetro area
200
33.15
South Central Tennessee nonmetro area
170
41.75
North Central Tennessee nonmetro area
120
37.53
Eastern Tennessee nonmetro area
130
35.8

Texas (View More Texas Info)

Texas Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Abilene TX
90
39.3
Amarillo TX
250
50.94
Austin-Round Rock TX
4150
47.92
Beaumont-Port Arthur TX
470
58.13
Brownsville-Harlingen TX
(8)-
48.31
College Station-Bryan TX
180
54.66
Corpus Christi TX
480
48.91
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX
11460
66.38
Dallas-Plano-Irving TX Metropolitan Division
9370
68.63
El Paso TX
710
59.93
Fort Worth-Arlington TX Metropolitan Division
2090
56.31
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX
9070
73.13
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood TX
210
42.56
Laredo TX
250
63.24
Longview TX
200
66.85
Lubbock TX
220
40.87
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX
390
49.64
Midland TX
230
56.57
Odessa TX
130
65.66
San Angelo TX
100
(8)-
San Antonio TX
2560
48.99
Sherman-Denison TX
90
36.6
Texarkana-Texarkana TX-AR
130
48.45
Tyler TX
250
56.61
Victoria TX
60
52.49
Waco TX
240
49.27
Wichita Falls TX
130
38.93
Northwestern Texas nonmetro area
240
43.59
North Central Texas nonmetro area
140
57.91
Eastern Texas nonmetro area
330
44.61
Central Texas nonmetro area
120
33.48
Southern Texas nonmetro area
120
42.4
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetro area
180
47.99

Utah (View More Utah Info)

Utah Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Logan
UT-ID
22.8
Ogden-Clearfield UT
410
57.34
Provo-Orem UT
330
52.5
St. George UT
150
(8)-
Salt Lake City UT
3510
59.17
South Western Utah nonmetro area
40
32.76
Eastern Utah nonmetro area
70
33.35

Vermont (View More Vermont Info)

Vermont Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Burlington-South Burlington VT
450
51.1
Southern Vermont nonmetro area
360
48.11
Northern Vermont nonmetro area
320
31.67

Virginia (View More Virginia Info)

Virginia Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford VA
80
44.31
Charlottesville VA
380
56.09
Danville VA
50
(8)-
Harrisonburg VA
80
63.25
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol TN-VA
300
47.52
Lynchburg VA
190
43.8
Richmond VA
2310
61.08
Roanoke VA
390
46.76
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC
1990
54.04
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
37280
75.85
Winchester VA-WV
100
62.57
Southwestern Virginia nonmetro area
170
50.73
Southside Virginia nonmetron area
110
46.47
Northeastern Virginia nonmetro area
100
43.71
Northwestern Virginia nonmetro area
120
40.25

Washington (View More Washington Info)

Washington Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Bellingham WA
140
35.94
Bremerton-Silverdale WA
190
43.24
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland WA
130
40.08
Lewiston ID-WA
60
67.12
Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA
80
35.6
Olympia WA
420
41.31
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton OR-WA
3550
49.05
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA Metropolitan Division
6500
61.43
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
7180
60.66
Spokane WA
700
47.17
Tacoma WA Metropolitan Division
680
53.24
Wenatchee WA
130
50.86
Yakima WA
200
39.28
Northwestern Washington nonmetro area
100
27.8
Southwestern Washington nonmetro area
190
34.37
Central Washington nonmetro area
70
41.58
Eastern Washington nonmetro area
110
56.04

West Virginia (View More West Virginia Info)

West Virginia Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Charleston WV
920
52.75
Cumberland MD-WV
50
31.64
Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV
180
38.31
Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH
280
40.55
Morgantown WV
170
44.52
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna WV-OH
80
50.04
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
37280
75.85
Wheeling WV-OH
130
43.62
Winchester VA-WV
100
62.57
Southern West Virginia nonmetro area
160
31.8
North Central West Virginia nonmetro area
290
28.39

Wisconsin (View More Wisconsin Info)

Wisconsin Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Appleton WI
240
48.28
Duluth MN-WI
280
57.51
Eau Claire WI
150
(8)-
Fond du Lac WI
40
42.69
Green Bay WI
390
56.69
Janesville WI
80
40.32
La Crosse WI-MN
150
45.31
Lake County-Kenosha County IL-WI Metropolitan Division
1250
47.53
Madison WI
1430
51.06
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis WI
3500
55.61
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI
8540
62.09
Oshkosh-Neenah WI
150
53.09
Racine WI
210
32.48
Sheboygan WI
90
50.33
Wausau WI
160
49.37
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetro area
130
34.71
West Central Wisconsin nonmetro area
170
34.02
South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area
160
40.82
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetro area
120
43.28
Northern Wisconsin nonmetro area
90
38.43

Wyoming (View More Wyoming Info)

Wyoming Lawyer Salaries
Empl.
Hourly mean wage
Casper WY
90
58.11
Cheyenne WY
260
40.55
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetro area
80
35.46
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetro area
100
62.85
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetro area
110
39.07
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetro area
70
48.92

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