Lawyers Salary by Metro
US median salary
$159,670
range $78,360 - $351,600
US mean salary
$185,840
The tables below rank 145 US metro areas by median Lawyers pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.
Metros ranked by Lawyers pay
| Metro | Median | Worth (cost-adj.) | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $301,320 | $150,660 | +89% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $212,500 | $113,273 | +33% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $208,880 | $150,490 | +31% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $195,190 | $126,994 | +22% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $194,410 | $124,224 | +22% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $185,520 | $105,589 | +16% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $183,350 | $119,524 | +15% |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $181,560 | $110,910 | +14% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $180,610 | $127,011 | +13% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $178,540 | $129,377 | +12% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $178,220 | $104,651 | +12% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $177,380 | $124,828 | +11% |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $174,880 | $132,989 | +10% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $170,970 | $105,798 | +7% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $170,660 | $152,103 | +7% |
| Vallejo, CA | $170,530 | $103,918 | +7% |
| Birmingham, AL | $170,230 | $191,485 | +7% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $168,510 | $137,672 | +6% |
| Salinas, CA | $166,940 | $107,081 | +5% |
| New Haven, CT | $166,080 | $143,544 | +4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $165,660 | $152,682 | +4% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,980 | $108,754 | +3% |
| Modesto, CA | $164,010 | $133,233 | +3% |
| Reno, NV | $163,380 | $135,360 | +2% |
| Fresno, CA | $162,680 | $154,053 | +2% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $160,320 | $113,061 | +0% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $159,620 | $146,172 | +0% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $157,980 | $145,604 | -1% |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $157,380 | $155,976 | -1% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $157,200 | $146,369 | -2% |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $157,180 | $140,716 | -2% |
| Salem, OR | $156,070 | $147,097 | -2% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $155,330 | $118,754 | -3% |
| Anchorage, AK | $153,590 | $138,870 | -4% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $153,330 | $117,135 | -4% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $150,900 | $153,043 | -5% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $150,510 | $122,068 | -6% |
| Visalia, CA | $150,140 | $154,624 | -6% |
| Rochester, NY | $148,150 | $170,877 | -7% |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $147,640 | $167,392 | -8% |
| Richmond, VA | $144,910 | $132,097 | -9% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $142,690 | $169,064 | -11% |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $142,540 | $122,985 | -11% |
| El Paso, TX | $140,550 | $171,822 | -12% |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $138,760 | $112,721 | -13% |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $138,630 | $111,618 | -13% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $138,210 | $108,998 | -13% |
| Columbus, OH | $137,810 | $142,660 | -14% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $137,690 | $133,162 | -14% |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $136,990 | $114,063 | -14% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $136,970 | $102,599 | -14% |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $136,910 | $103,328 | -14% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $135,670 | $105,089 | -15% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $134,980 | $147,519 | -15% |
| Cleveland, OH | $134,680 | $169,196 | -16% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $134,640 | $142,175 | -16% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $134,560 | $154,312 | -16% |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $134,440 | $145,341 | -16% |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $133,730 | $128,463 | -16% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $133,380 | $118,983 | -16% |
| Huntsville, AL | $133,220 | $148,517 | -17% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $133,040 | $166,508 | -17% |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $133,000 | $134,208 | -17% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $132,790 | $119,415 | -17% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $132,400 | $108,347 | -17% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $132,360 | $110,484 | -17% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $131,920 | $110,578 | -17% |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $131,730 | $145,719 | -17% |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $131,680 | $156,949 | -18% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $131,440 | $143,025 | -18% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $131,310 | $135,232 | -18% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $131,100 | $151,736 | -18% |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $130,980 | $156,301 | -18% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $130,800 | $163,092 | -18% |
| Mobile, AL | $130,490 | $163,521 | -18% |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $130,370 | $112,098 | -18% |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $129,990 | $115,444 | -19% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $129,640 | $109,864 | -19% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $129,450 | $99,730 | -19% |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $129,430 | $140,228 | -19% |
| Worcester, MA | $129,400 | $119,593 | -19% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $129,360 | $141,842 | -19% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $129,180 | $133,588 | -19% |
| Syracuse, NY | $128,910 | $157,785 | -19% |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $128,610 | $156,080 | -19% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $127,920 | $111,429 | -20% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $127,490 | $103,231 | -20% |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $127,390 | $111,942 | -20% |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $127,280 | $104,585 | -20% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $126,960 | $153,148 | -20% |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $126,790 | $123,457 | -21% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $126,520 | $166,255 | -21% |
| Knoxville, TN | $126,520 | $145,760 | -21% |
| York-Hanover, PA | $126,350 | $139,613 | -21% |
| Akron, OH | $126,270 | $161,264 | -21% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $126,250 | $163,748 | -21% |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $126,220 | $143,759 | -21% |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $126,160 | $121,894 | -21% |
| Reading, PA | $125,830 | $140,435 | -21% |
| Lancaster, PA | $125,510 | $121,973 | -21% |
| Montgomery, AL | $125,290 | $150,952 | -22% |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $125,190 | $101,698 | -22% |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $124,970 | $143,314 | -22% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $124,850 | $174,860 | -22% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $124,530 | $147,199 | -22% |
| Ogden, UT | $124,390 | $109,306 | -22% |
| Madison, WI | $124,130 | $120,867 | -22% |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $123,960 | $146,007 | -22% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $123,880 | $129,176 | -22% |
| Springfield, MA | $123,320 | $143,063 | -23% |
| Savannah, GA | $123,050 | $111,559 | -23% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $122,870 | $118,830 | -23% |
| Wichita, KS | $121,510 | $162,230 | -24% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $121,290 | $131,408 | -24% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $120,870 | $76,500 | -24% |
| Spartanburg, SC | $120,310 | $150,012 | -25% |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $119,210 | $170,300 | -25% |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $118,950 | $124,947 | -26% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $115,920 | $159,669 | -27% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $114,610 | $130,684 | -28% |
| Toledo, OH | $113,920 | $160,000 | -29% |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $111,850 | $108,804 | -30% |
| Lafayette, LA | $111,160 | $150,013 | -30% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $111,040 | $128,667 | -30% |
| Boise City, ID | $109,780 | $97,323 | -31% |
| Wilmington, NC | $109,620 | $104,103 | -31% |
| Tulsa, OK | $108,220 | $132,298 | -32% |
| Fayetteville, NC | $107,950 | $117,465 | -32% |
| Flint, MI | $107,830 | $143,773 | -32% |
| Tucson, AZ | $107,510 | $116,986 | -33% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $106,320 | $82,483 | -33% |
| Asheville, NC | $105,480 | $107,304 | -34% |
| Columbia, SC | $105,200 | $116,243 | -34% |
| Jackson, MS | $104,460 | $128,487 | -35% |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $104,170 | $132,195 | -35% |
| Springfield, MO | $103,790 | $140,828 | -35% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $103,490 | $121,467 | -35% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $103,320 | $108,758 | -35% |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $103,100 | $147,286 | -35% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $102,070 | $118,548 | -36% |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $101,250 | $144,643 | -37% |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $100,420 | $131,958 | -37% |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $98,900 | $128,609 | -38% |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $97,870 | $122,338 | -39% |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $87,210 | $104,820 | -45% |