Compare One Occupation Across States
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Lawyers
Full lawyers overview →U.S. mean $185,840 · median $159,670
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $242,800 | $195,190 | $117 | +30.7% | $120,580–$392,750 |
| California | #2 | $230,040 | $195,080 | $111 | +23.8% | $97,950–$369,180 |
| New York | #3 | $220,180 | $207,860 | $106 | +18.5% | $85,200–$391,420 |
| Colorado | #4 | $206,440 | $168,520 | $99 | +11.1% | $83,350–$336,970 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | $205,980 | $176,680 | $99 | +10.8% | $82,100–$374,410 |
| Nevada | #6 | $205,630 | $150,510 | $99 | +10.6% | $96,010–$414,290 |
| Delaware | #7 | $199,970 | $173,510 | $96 | +7.6% | $101,200–$354,910 |
| Georgia | #8 | $191,190 | $134,830 | $92 | +2.9% | $58,750–$317,820 |
| Connecticut | #9 | $186,170 | $163,600 | $90 | +0.2% | $91,180–$342,970 |
| New Jersey | #10 | $184,090 | $161,430 | $89 | -0.9% | $93,810–$328,270 |
| Illinois | #11 | $181,240 | $160,800 | $87 | -2.5% | $82,160–$330,200 |
| Texas | #12 | $180,370 | $154,200 | $87 | -2.9% | $79,340–$349,490 |
| Vermont | #13 | $179,630 | $127,310 | $86 | -3.3% | $85,510–$336,450 |
| Virginia | #14 | $179,240 | $167,210 | $86 | -3.6% | $79,330–$320,220 |
| Indiana | #15 | $175,850 | $126,860 | $85 | -5.4% | $65,750–$327,960 |
| Minnesota | #16 | $174,300 | $155,140 | $84 | -6.2% | $79,820–$341,170 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | $172,990 | $120,810 | $83 | -6.9% | $65,670–$358,300 |
| Wisconsin | #18 | $171,200 | $126,760 | $82 | -7.9% | $76,010–$362,040 |
| Washington | #19 | $169,940 | $154,130 | $82 | -8.6% | $94,260–$298,210 |
| Utah | #20 | $169,480 | $132,830 | $81 | -8.8% | $59,990–$347,090 |
| Pennsylvania | #21 | $169,170 | $157,180 | $81 | -9% | $77,100–$323,370 |
| Alaska | #22 | $167,890 | $149,940 | $81 | -9.7% | $86,230–$281,780 |
| Tennessee | #23 | $163,870 | $136,180 | $79 | -11.8% | $76,510–$324,880 |
| Missouri | #24 | $162,820 | $133,450 | $78 | -12.4% | $67,020–$299,990 |
| Florida | #25 | $162,060 | $133,180 | $78 | -12.8% | $75,530–$301,050 |
| North Carolina | #26 | $160,340 | $127,710 | $77 | -13.7% | $61,610–$323,720 |
| Rhode Island | #27 | $159,690 | $138,960 | $77 | -14.1% | $80,710–$268,270 |
| Maryland | #28 | $157,370 | $139,110 | $76 | -15.3% | $81,730–$269,020 |
| Arizona | #29 | $157,190 | $134,260 | $76 | -15.4% | $85,990–$268,170 |
| Oregon | #30 | $156,620 | $138,210 | $75 | -15.7% | $73,610–$263,790 |
| Ohio | #31 | $151,140 | $131,020 | $73 | -18.7% | $69,790–$269,530 |
| Michigan | #32 | $148,820 | $130,520 | $72 | -19.9% | $77,180–$238,370 |
| Alabama | #33 | $146,630 | $131,970 | $71 | -21.1% | $62,310–$249,090 |
| Iowa | #34 | $144,760 | $123,550 | $70 | -22.1% | $63,790–$268,460 |
| South Carolina | #35 | $144,700 | $120,310 | $70 | -22.1% | $63,140–$301,140 |
| New Mexico | #36 | $138,250 | $119,680 | $66 | -25.6% | $76,100–$232,890 |
| Nebraska | #37 | $133,490 | $109,170 | $64 | -28.2% | $65,030–$217,700 |
| South Dakota | #38 | $132,270 | $102,040 | $64 | -28.8% | $76,920–$234,690 |
| Arkansas | #39 | $131,680 | $98,880 | $63 | -29.1% | $49,900–$220,660 |
| Kansas | #40 | $130,530 | $106,650 | $63 | -29.8% | $76,300–$213,360 |
| Maine | #41 | $129,600 | $113,120 | $62 | -30.3% | $76,820–$215,610 |
| North Dakota | #42 | $128,680 | $106,880 | $62 | -30.8% | $70,500–$194,840 |
| Louisiana | #43 | $127,520 | $104,100 | $61 | -31.4% | $50,140–$227,230 |
| Hawaii | #44 | $127,280 | $124,990 | $61 | -31.5% | $73,890–$179,010 |
| Idaho | #45 | $125,070 | $103,400 | $60 | -32.7% | $50,730–$216,660 |
| Wyoming | #46 | $125,050 | $100,130 | $60 | -32.7% | $61,170–$233,950 |
| West Virginia | #47 | $123,210 | $102,420 | $59 | -33.7% | $64,950–$206,370 |
| Oklahoma | #48 | $122,750 | $103,060 | $59 | -33.9% | $57,950–$207,340 |
| Kentucky | #49 | $120,730 | $101,550 | $58 | -35% | $63,010–$187,180 |
| Montana | #50 | $115,830 | $103,720 | $56 | -37.7% | $62,090–$179,620 |
| Mississippi | #51 | $108,930 | $91,690 | $52 | -41.4% | $47,670–$176,750 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.