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Where Lawyers Pays Above the National Average

$151,160
National Median Salary
11
States Pay Above Average
188
Industries Pay Above Average

States Where Lawyers Earns a Premium

These 11 states pay Lawyerss above the national median of $151,160.

Rank State Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 California $197,790 +30.8% 92,580
2 District of Columbia $191,880 +26.9% 33,430
3 Massachusetts $179,050 +18.5% 22,020
4 New York $177,210 +17.2% 91,440
5 Delaware $172,710 +14.3% 2,970
6 Colorado $167,970 +11.1% 17,160
7 Connecticut $159,240 +5.3% 7,500
8 New Jersey $158,470 +4.8% 23,360
9 Virginia $157,980 +4.5% 18,420
10 Illinois $157,320 +4.1% 33,430
11 Washington $151,950 +0.5% 13,140

Industries Where Lawyers Earns a Premium

These 188 industries pay Lawyerss above the national median.

Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Support Activities for Mining $238,670 +57.9% 160
2 Support Activities for Mining $238,670 +57.9% 160
3 Broadcasting and Content Providers $238,640 +57.9% 1,260
4 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $238,100 +57.5% 110
5 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $238,090 +57.5% 360
6 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $237,300 +57.0% 50
7 Support Activities for Air Transportation $230,090 +52.2% —
8 Pharmacies and Drug Retailers $229,310 +51.7% 110
9 Beverage Manufacturing $229,050 +51.5% 50
10 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $228,390 +51.1% 180
11 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $228,370 +51.1% 60
12 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $227,520 +50.5% 50
13 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $226,290 +49.7% 140
14 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $226,130 +49.6% 1,910
15 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $225,520 +49.2% 670
16 Motion Picture and Video Industries $224,990 +48.8% 870
17 Waste Management and Remediation Services $223,690 +48.0% 130
18 Waste Collection $223,610 +47.9% —
19 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $223,400 +47.8% 420
20 General Merchandise Retailers $223,310 +47.7% 60
21 General Merchandise Retailers $223,310 +47.7% 60
22 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $223,250 +47.7% 700
23 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $222,930 +47.5% 990
24 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $222,880 +47.4% 70
25 Testing Laboratories and Services $222,470 +47.2% 160
26 Software Publishers $219,730 +45.4% 3,330
27 Publishing Industries $219,230 +45.0% 4,070
28 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $218,810 +44.8% 60
29 Hospitals $218,340 +44.4% 1,060
30 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $218,210 +44.4% 990
31 Solar Electric Power Generation $218,130 +44.3% 190
32 Taxi and Limousine Service $218,060 +44.3% 50
33 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $217,900 +44.2% 290
34 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $217,530 +43.9% 5,320
35 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $217,290 +43.7% 800
36 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $217,260 +43.7% 740
37 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $217,100 +43.6% 130
38 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $217,000 +43.6% 960
39 Machinery Manufacturing $216,530 +43.2% 410
40 Management of Companies and Enterprises $216,440 +43.2% 23,460
41 Management of Companies and Enterprises $216,440 +43.2% 23,460
42 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $216,220 +43.0% 1,400
43 Utilities $215,790 +42.8% 1,340
44 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $215,630 +42.7% 7,430
45 Gambling Industries $215,170 +42.3% 200
46 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $214,400 +41.8% 50
47 Health and Personal Care Retailers $214,030 +41.6% 180
48 Health and Personal Care Retailers $214,030 +41.6% 180
49 Oil and Gas Extraction $213,790 +41.4% 460
50 Oil and Gas Extraction $213,790 +41.4% 460
51 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $213,270 +41.1% 70
52 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $212,880 +40.8% 110
53 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $212,880 +40.8% 300
54 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $212,600 +40.6% 70
55 Natural Gas Distribution $212,420 +40.5% 310
56 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $211,940 +40.2% 1,590
57 Accommodation $211,890 +40.2% 70
58 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $211,790 +40.1% 50
59 Newspaper Publishers $211,300 +39.8% 60
60 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $210,840 +39.5% 100
61 Plastics Product Manufacturing $210,670 +39.4% 90
62 Traveler Accommodation $210,660 +39.4% 70
63 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $210,570 +39.3% 60
64 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $209,830 +38.8% 2,790
65 Hospitals $209,750 +38.8% 1,540
66 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $209,610 +38.7% 1,330
67 Water Transportation $208,740 +38.1% 100
68 Land Subdivision $208,330 +37.8% 150
69 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $208,270 +37.8% 2,110
70 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $207,930 +37.6% 180
71 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $207,590 +37.3% 1,370
72 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $207,480 +37.3% 100
73 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $207,440 +37.2% 5,960
74 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $207,030 +37.0% 420
75 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $205,050 +35.7% 140
76 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services $204,870 +35.5% 2,750
77 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services $204,870 +35.5% 2,750
78 Nonresidential Building Construction $204,830 +35.5% 630
79 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $202,850 +34.2% 80
80 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $202,710 +34.1% 1,430
81 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $202,440 +33.9% 70
82 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $202,420 +33.9% 1,480
83 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $202,260 +33.8% 50
84 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $202,260 +33.8% 50
85 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $202,080 +33.7% 40
86 Engineering Services $201,890 +33.6% 1,190
87 Offices of Physicians $201,840 +33.5% 620
88 Food Manufacturing $201,550 +33.3% 190
89 Construction of Buildings $201,260 +33.1% 1,070
90 Outpatient Care Centers $201,160 +33.1% 220
91 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $201,070 +33.0% 100
92 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $200,820 +32.9% 90
93 Ambulatory Health Care Services $200,780 +32.8% 1,390
94 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $200,100 +32.4% 80
95 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $200,100 +32.4% 80
96 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $199,260 +31.8% 200
97 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $197,910 +30.9% 670
98 Spectator Sports $197,910 +30.9% 250
99 Office Administrative Services $197,650 +30.8% 2,270
100 Scheduled Air Transportation $197,410 +30.6% 70
101 Air Transportation $197,410 +30.6% 110
102 Telecommunications $195,930 +29.6% 1,070
103 Telecommunications $195,930 +29.6% 1,070
104 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $194,930 +29.0% 280
105 Wind Electric Power Generation $193,600 +28.1% 70
106 Tobacco Manufacturing $193,420 +28.0% —
107 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $191,560 +26.7% 170
108 Security Systems Services $190,760 +26.2% 40
109 Religious Organizations $190,280 +25.9% 90
110 Educational Support Services $189,970 +25.7% 300
111 Educational Support Services $189,830 +25.6% 290
112 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $189,370 +25.3% 60
113 Facilities Support Services $189,340 +25.3% 30
114 Residential Building Construction $188,600 +24.8% 440
115 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $187,400 +24.0% 100
116 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $186,440 +23.3% 40
117 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $185,700 +22.8% 70
118 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $184,750 +22.2% 190
119 Real Estate $183,530 +21.4% 3,510
120 Real Estate $183,530 +21.4% 3,510
121 Other Electric Power Generation $183,300 +21.3% 60
122 Primary Metal Manufacturing $183,000 +21.1% 50
123 Support Activities for Transportation $181,230 +19.9% 350
124 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $179,840 +19.0% 110
125 Hospitals $178,780 +18.3% 160
126 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations $178,280 +17.9% 150
127 Freight Transportation Arrangement $177,730 +17.6% 250
128 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $177,400 +17.4% 200
129 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $177,210 +17.2% 240
130 Hospitals $175,650 +16.2% 320
131 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $175,650 +16.2% 320
132 Postal Service (Federal Government) $175,450 +16.1% 270
133 Postal Service (Federal Government) $175,450 +16.1% 270
134 Dairy Product Manufacturing $175,130 +15.9% 40
135 Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers $174,990 +15.8% 50
136 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers $174,610 +15.5% 170
137 Other Miscellaneous Retailers $174,610 +15.5% 120
138 Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) $174,600 +15.5% 42,650
139 Investigation and Security Services $173,410 +14.7% 150
140 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $173,050 +14.5% 50
141 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $171,860 +13.7% 590
142 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $171,250 +13.3% 60
143 Personal and Laundry Services $170,560 +12.8% 50
144 Other Personal Services $170,560 +12.8% 50
145 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $170,460 +12.8% 50
146 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $170,050 +12.5% 2,100
147 Other Food Manufacturing $169,990 +12.5% 50
148 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $169,900 +12.4% 110
149 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $169,440 +12.1% 70
150 Rail Transportation $168,400 +11.4% 230
151 Rail Transportation $168,400 +11.4% 230
152 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $167,800 +11.0% 120
153 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $167,270 +10.7% 280
154 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $167,030 +10.5% 1,190
155 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $166,060 +9.9% 3,790
156 Junior Colleges $165,610 +9.6% 120
157 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $165,000 +9.2% 40
158 Building Equipment Contractors $164,790 +9.0% 170
159 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $164,790 +9.0% 110
160 Warehousing and Storage $164,290 +8.7% 140
161 Warehousing and Storage $164,290 +8.7% 140
162 Truck Transportation $163,400 +8.1% 90
163 Truck Transportation $163,400 +8.1% 90
164 Insurance Carriers $163,280 +8.0% 12,690
165 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $162,630 +7.6% 18,830
166 Specialized Design Services $162,560 +7.5% 40
167 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $162,500 +7.5% 6,140
168 Specialty Trade Contractors $162,470 +7.5% 290
169 Radio Broadcasting Stations $162,390 +7.4% 50
170 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $161,030 +6.5% 80
171 Junior Colleges $160,970 +6.5% 180
172 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $160,530 +6.2% 1,700
173 Educational Services $159,890 +5.8% 2,380
174 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $159,180 +5.3% 3,420
175 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers $158,760 +5.0% 590
176 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers $158,760 +5.0% 590
177 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $156,460 +3.5% 70
178 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $156,330 +3.4% 9,470
179 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $156,260 +3.4% 5,970
180 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $156,240 +3.4% 1,650
181 Home Health Care Services $155,890 +3.1% 90
182 Educational Services $155,360 +2.8% 4,940
183 Educational Services $155,200 +2.7% 1,720
184 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $154,850 +2.4% 170
185 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $154,850 +2.4% 160
186 Rental and Leasing Services $154,300 +2.1% 160
187 Grantmaking and Giving Services $154,170 +2.0% 780
188 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $153,150 +1.3% —
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