Lawyers Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$148,150
-7% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$170,877
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $82,190 |
| 25th percentile | $102,970 |
| Median (50th) | $148,150 |
| 75th percentile | $218,930 |
| 90th percentile | $325,280 |
| Mean | $180,460 |
| Employed in metro | 1,710 |
A Lawyers in Rochester, NY earns a median of $148,150 per year. That is 7% below the national median of $159,670 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $170,877 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.