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Lawyers Salary by City (2026)

368 metro areas · National average: $138,592 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Lawyers salaries across 368 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $314,430
San Francisco, CA $275,170
Los Angeles, CA $270,610
Santa Rosa, CA $258,550
Bridgeport, CT $238,240
Midland, MI $234,800
Boston, MA $226,830
Washington, DC $219,400
New York, NY $216,120
Modesto, CA $206,670
Atlanta, GA $204,880
Sacramento, CA $202,000
Reno, NV $200,760
Denver, CO $200,340
Oxnard, CA $200,270
Santa Cruz, CA $199,660
Midland, TX $199,400
San Diego, CA $193,670
Salinas, CA $191,700
Manchester, NH $188,440
Vallejo, CA $188,420
North Port, FL $188,350
Santa Maria, CA $188,220
Stockton, CA $187,860
Charlotte, NC $186,560
Chicago, IL $186,270
Seattle, WA $183,840
Napa, CA $181,830
Milwaukee, WI $180,180
Dallas, TX $178,280
Fort Collins, CO $178,250
Kansas City, MO $175,250
Winston, NC $174,540
Rochester, NY $173,840
Austin, TX $173,060
Fayetteville, AR $172,580
Hartford, CT $172,530
Philadelphia, PA $172,130
Indianapolis, IN $171,230
Waterbury, CT $170,340
Phoenix, AZ $168,590
Chico, CA $168,510
New Haven, CT $168,200
Ann Arbor, MI $167,530
Traverse City, MI $167,420
Battle Creek, MI $167,230
Richmond, VA $166,420
Nashville, TN $166,410
Kalamazoo, MI $165,910
Springfield, MA $165,550
Yuba City, CA $165,520
Minneapolis, MN $165,500
Bakersfield, CA $164,830
Muskegon, MI $164,090
Asheville, NC $163,920
Houston, TX $163,910
Miami, FL $163,350
Burlington, VT $163,250
Saginaw, MI $160,680
Naples, FL $160,580
Niles, MI $160,200
Portland, OR $160,150
Redding, CA $159,660
Birmingham, AL $159,520
Baltimore, MD $159,110
Salt Lake City, UT $159,070
Salem, OR $158,570
Norwich, CT $158,270
Bend, OR $158,150
Terre Haute, IN $157,190
Kiryas Joel, NY $156,990
Corpus Christi, TX $156,210
Trenton, NJ $155,810
Medford, OR $154,520
Visalia, CA $154,470
Worcester, MA $154,290
Jackson, TN $153,680
San Antonio, TX $153,190
Durham, NC $152,990
Providence, RI $152,950
St. Louis, MO $152,940
Roanoke, VA $152,470
Amarillo, TX $152,290
Charlottesville, VA $151,840
Evansville, IN $151,680
Colorado Springs, CO $151,660
Knoxville, TN $151,220
Pittsburgh, PA $150,980
Columbus, OH $150,260
Cape Coral, FL $150,200
Augusta, GA $150,140
El Centro, CA $149,990
Appleton, WI $149,730
Raleigh, NC $149,720
Grand Rapids, MI $149,250
Muncie, IN $149,200
Columbus, IN $149,190
Palm Bay, FL $149,000
Memphis, TN $148,920
Lynchburg, VA $148,710
Cleveland, OH $148,560
Columbia, MO $148,540
Virginia Beach, VA $148,480
South Bend, IN $147,840
Provo, UT $147,310
Wildwood, FL $147,050
Merced, CA $146,330
Oshkosh, WI $146,260
Flagstaff, AZ $146,240
Pittsfield, MA $146,130
Bloomington, IN $145,860
Barnstable Town, MA $145,670
Detroit, MI $145,540
Peoria, IL $145,290
Huntsville, AL $145,240
Springfield, MO $144,900
Madison, WI $144,640
Green Bay, WI $144,480
Sheboygan, WI $144,250
Cincinnati, OH $144,120
Kennewick, WA $143,730
Omaha, NE $143,440
Harrisburg, PA $143,300
Eugene, OR $143,070
Springfield, IL $142,740
Orlando, FL $142,590
York, PA $142,490
Grants Pass, OR $142,310
Mobile, AL $142,210
Port St. Lucie, FL $141,620
Lexington Park, MD $141,610
Sherman, TX $141,580
Greensboro, NC $141,490
College Station, TX $141,420
Bremerton, WA $141,370
Boise City, ID $141,260
Albuquerque, NM $140,920
Spartanburg, SC $140,870
Atlantic City, NJ $140,820
Savannah, GA $140,820
Harrisonburg, VA $140,800
Greenville, SC $140,780
Tampa, FL $140,730
Akron, OH $140,450
Clarksville, TN $140,410
Tucson, AZ $140,090
Chattanooga, TN $139,990
Syracuse, NY $139,910
Davenport, IA $139,810
Lafayette, LA $139,310
Killeen, TX $139,270
Las Cruces, NM $139,190
Pensacola, FL $139,150
Albany, NY $139,090
New Orleans, LA $138,690
Bay City, MI $138,580
Reading, PA $138,440
Greenville, NC $138,250
Lansing, MI $138,180
Sebastian, FL $138,100
Deltona, FL $138,030
Champaign, IL $137,800
Corvallis, OR $137,060
Columbia, SC $136,990
Fort Wayne, IN $136,880
Odessa, TX $136,780
Toledo, OH $136,490
Anchorage, AK $136,410
Kenosha, WI $136,280
Little Rock, AR $136,230
Wausau, WI $136,190
Greeley, CO $136,140
Beaumont, TX $135,800
Rochester, MN $135,680
Panama City, FL $135,510
Burlington, NC $135,490
Carson City, NV $135,480
Kingsport, TN $135,370
Ithaca, NY $135,160
Utica, NY $134,960
Walla Walla, WA $134,950
Sioux Falls, SD $134,800
Sierra Vista, AZ $134,360
Cleveland, TN $134,270
Des Moines, IA $134,000
Duluth, MN $133,920
Wenatchee, WA $133,550
Buffalo, NY $133,470
Longview, TX $132,750
Watertown, NY $132,610
Yakima, WA $132,540
Lakeland, FL $132,510
Valdosta, GA $132,280
Fairbanks, AK $132,200
Ames, IA $132,070
Lancaster, PA $132,020
Grand Junction, CO $131,630
Waco, TX $131,370
Winchester, VA $131,080
Allentown, PA $130,960
Charleston, SC $130,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID $130,670
La Crosse, WI $130,410
Morgantown, WV $130,370
Portland, ME $130,310
Jacksonville, FL $130,300
Punta Gorda, FL $130,270
Johnson City, TN $130,190
Yuma, AZ $130,110
Ogden, UT $130,000
Jacksonville, NC $129,950
Spokane, WA $129,940
Janesville, WI $129,790
Rocky Mount, NC $129,770
Crestview, FL $129,500
Olympia, WA $129,480
Montgomery, AL $129,420
Dayton, OH $129,400
Kokomo, IN $129,270
Kingston, NY $128,930
Bellingham, WA $128,610
Cedar Rapids, IA $128,540
Wheeling, WV $128,380
Bloomington, IL $127,550
Mankato, MN $127,400
St. George, UT $127,390
Longview, WA $127,150
El Paso, TX $126,950
Chambersburg, PA $126,930
Santa Fe, NM $126,910
Eau Claire, WI $126,860
Sandusky, OH $126,160
Sioux City, IA $126,160
Erie, PA $125,840
St. Cloud, MN $125,810
Wilmington, NC $125,720
Fargo, ND $125,080
Wichita, KS $125,000
Eagle Pass, TX $124,860
Morristown, TN $124,370
Oklahoma City, OK $124,270
Fond du Lac, WI $124,240
Hickory, NC $124,140
Staunton, VA $124,120
Tallahassee, FL $123,990
Macon, GA $123,950
Elmira, NY $123,690
Lafayette, IN $123,680
Iowa City, IA $123,430
Goldsboro, NC $123,390
Lubbock, TX $123,340
Vineland, NJ $123,250
Michigan City, IN $123,210
Manhattan, KS $123,000
Baton Rouge, LA $122,820
Abilene, TX $122,770
Waterloo, IA $122,560
Jackson, MS $122,460
Urban Honolulu, HI $122,460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $122,080
Columbus, GA $121,950
Kahului, HI $121,930
Laredo, TX $121,740
Alexandria, LA $121,680
Bismarck, ND $121,570
Binghamton, NY $121,520
Youngstown, OH $121,510
San Angelo, TX $121,300
Lebanon, PA $121,090
Pocatello, ID $120,920
Shreveport, LA $120,870
Racine, WI $120,610
McAllen, TX $120,590
Hot Springs, AR $120,330
Rockford, IL $120,310
Brunswick, GA $120,220
Texarkana, TX $120,090
Casper, WY $120,060
Joplin, MO $119,930
Tulsa, OK $119,780
Dothan, AL $119,410
Lake Havasu City, AZ $119,130
Lexington, KY $119,020
Slidell, LA $118,960
Canton, OH $118,900
Owensboro, KY $118,440
Blacksburg, VA $118,300
Amherst Town, MA $118,200
Gettysburg, PA $117,320
Gulfport, MS $117,280
Scranton, PA $116,670
Homosassa Springs, FL $116,460
Myrtle Beach, SC $116,240
Bozeman, MT $116,190
Tyler, TX $116,120
Minot, ND $116,060
Logan, UT $115,580
Sebring, FL $115,240
Mount Vernon, WA $115,180
State College, PA $115,070
Jonesboro, AR $114,820
Decatur, AL $114,680
Auburn, AL $114,310
Fayetteville, NC $114,040
Tuscaloosa, AL $113,660
Sumter, SC $113,580
Houma, LA $113,530
Prescott Valley, AZ $113,510
Lincoln, NE $113,320
Grand Forks, ND $113,280
Bangor, ME $112,930
Hilton Head Island, SC $112,810
Kankakee, IL $112,770
Rapid City, SD $112,720
Weirton, WV $112,280
Paducah, KY $112,110
Warner Robins, GA $111,920
Gainesville, FL $111,870
Florence, SC $111,800
Lake Charles, LA $111,800
Bowling Green, KY $111,330
Johnstown, PA $111,090
Jefferson City, MO $110,850
Daphne, AL $110,820
Parkersburg, WV $110,430
Lewiston, ME $110,270
Hattiesburg, MS $110,150
Pinehurst, NC $109,750
Salisbury, MD $109,600
Albany, OR $109,060
Helena, MT $109,040
Billings, MT $108,580
Farmington, NM $108,550
Lawrence, KS $108,200
Elizabethtown, KY $108,010
Idaho Falls, ID $107,970
Cape Girardeau, MO $107,900
Grand Island, NE $107,540
Albany, GA $107,370
Fort Smith, AR $107,330
Topeka, KS $107,270
Huntington, WV $106,710
Williamsport, PA $106,590
Anniston, AL $106,280
Dubuque, IA $105,910
Missoula, MT $105,770
Victoria, TX $105,580
Springfield, OH $103,720
Altoona, PA $103,330
Athens, GA $103,190
Monroe, LA $102,700
Hammond, LA $102,230
Wichita Falls, TX $102,080
Hagerstown, MD $101,520
Beckley, WV $100,460
Dalton, GA $100,130
Florence, AL $98,780
Brownsville, TX $98,160
Great Falls, MT $98,150
Gadsden, AL $98,120
Lima, OH $97,970
Lewiston, ID $97,410
Mansfield, OH $93,830
Lawton, OK $92,360
Enid, OK $91,310
Twin Falls, ID $87,790
Hinesville, GA $85,250
Mayaguez, PR $83,760