Legal Occupations Salaries
14 occupations · median range $58,650 – $159,670
Legal Occupations span 14 detailed occupations , with median pay running from $58,650 (title examiners, abstractors, and searchers) up to $159,670 (lawyers). Every occupation links to state-by-state pay rankings, metro areas, percentiles, and the 2024–2034 job outlook — all from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS OEWS) data.
💰 Highest-paying Lawyers $159,670 median 📈 Fastest growing Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators +4.3% 2024–34 👥 Largest workforce Legal Occupations 1,305,620 employed
Lawyers $159,670 +4.1% Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks $157,840 Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers $155,120 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $153,990 +2.5% Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers $119,250 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $117,860 -0.7% Legal Occupations $102,500 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $75,530 +4.3% Legal Support Workers, All Other $72,110 -1.2% Judicial Law Clerks $64,920 +2.5% Paralegals and Legal Assistants $62,890 +0.2% Legal Support Workers $62,870 Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers $62,710 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $58,650 +2%
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