Compare One Occupation Across States
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Legal Occupations
Full legal occupations overview →U.S. mean $139,510 · median $102,500
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $213,270 | $195,190 | $103 | +52.9% | $82,690–$382,890 |
| New York | #2 | $176,900 | $137,460 | $85 | +26.8% | $59,540–$377,460 |
| California | #3 | $174,130 | $129,550 | $84 | +24.8% | $60,180–$332,680 |
| Massachusetts | #4 | $168,560 | $132,990 | $81 | +20.8% | $60,890–$356,210 |
| Colorado | #5 | $162,080 | $119,510 | $78 | +16.2% | $61,530–$315,790 |
| New Jersey | #6 | $143,410 | $114,270 | $69 | +2.8% | $58,890–$280,280 |
| Nevada | #7 | $141,820 | $98,710 | $68 | +1.7% | $50,960–$223,740 |
| Illinois | #8 | $141,420 | $105,090 | $68 | +1.4% | $50,960–$291,030 |
| Georgia | #9 | $139,990 | $90,160 | $67 | +0.3% | $48,550–$232,930 |
| Vermont | #10 | $139,760 | $100,730 | $67 | +0.2% | $59,110–$292,390 |
| Virginia | #11 | $137,770 | $110,300 | $66 | -1.2% | $56,020–$220,920 |
| Connecticut | #12 | $135,690 | $100,960 | $65 | -2.7% | $53,390–$274,490 |
| Minnesota | #13 | $133,860 | $105,100 | $64 | -4% | $51,210–$229,710 |
| Delaware | #14 | $133,810 | $98,900 | $64 | -4.1% | $54,530–$231,210 |
| Texas | #15 | $132,190 | $100,070 | $64 | -5.2% | $46,710–$289,120 |
| Washington | #16 | $129,230 | $107,090 | $62 | -7.4% | $60,280–$218,790 |
| Alaska | #17 | $128,970 | $106,550 | $62 | -7.6% | $59,780–$216,220 |
| Maryland | #18 | $128,120 | $108,640 | $62 | -8.2% | $52,550–$207,480 |
| Pennsylvania | #19 | $127,170 | $96,230 | $61 | -8.8% | $49,550–$228,890 |
| New Hampshire | #20 | $127,090 | $88,610 | $61 | -8.9% | $50,550–$233,110 |
| Wisconsin | #21 | $126,780 | $88,760 | $61 | -9.1% | $47,560–$239,610 |
| Utah | #22 | $124,720 | $91,190 | $60 | -10.6% | $48,130–$233,110 |
| Indiana | #23 | $123,780 | $83,430 | $60 | -11.3% | $44,630–$213,750 |
| Missouri | #24 | $117,670 | $81,870 | $57 | -15.7% | $44,600–$214,500 |
| Ohio | #25 | $117,480 | $92,830 | $56 | -15.8% | $47,670–$213,770 |
| Oregon | #26 | $116,610 | $91,790 | $56 | -16.4% | $50,740–$211,260 |
| Florida | #27 | $115,640 | $81,850 | $56 | -17.1% | $47,090–$212,650 |
| Tennessee | #28 | $115,000 | $83,890 | $55 | -17.6% | $45,780–$216,770 |
| Arizona | #29 | $114,590 | $96,000 | $55 | -17.9% | $48,160–$204,280 |
| Michigan | #30 | $114,330 | $95,850 | $55 | -18% | $47,560–$203,750 |
| North Carolina | #31 | $114,310 | $77,950 | $55 | -18.1% | $44,870–$227,520 |
| New Mexico | #32 | $109,100 | $88,510 | $52 | -21.8% | $46,470–$200,270 |
| Nebraska | #33 | $108,210 | $84,620 | $52 | -22.4% | $47,620–$208,180 |
| Rhode Island | #34 | $107,220 | $78,520 | $52 | -23.1% | $44,440–$217,530 |
| South Dakota | #35 | $106,800 | $88,400 | $51 | -23.4% | $51,580–$185,100 |
| Hawaii | #36 | $105,000 | $91,810 | $50 | -24.7% | $48,430–$176,090 |
| Maine | #37 | $104,670 | $82,490 | $50 | -25% | $55,280–$175,140 |
| Kansas | #38 | $101,750 | $82,400 | $49 | -27.1% | $46,410–$177,580 |
| Louisiana | #39 | $100,640 | $77,250 | $48 | -27.9% | $37,480–$176,920 |
| North Dakota | #40 | $100,410 | $81,110 | $48 | -28% | $47,930–$171,100 |
| Alabama | #41 | $99,500 | $73,480 | $48 | -28.7% | $37,390–$205,710 |
| South Carolina | #42 | $98,280 | $68,710 | $47 | -29.6% | $40,410–$190,420 |
| Arkansas | #43 | $98,060 | $71,410 | $47 | -29.7% | $38,570–$165,040 |
| Iowa | #44 | $97,870 | $71,170 | $47 | -29.8% | $39,890–$184,650 |
| Oklahoma | #45 | $97,350 | $78,620 | $47 | -30.2% | $37,880–$174,650 |
| Kentucky | #46 | $97,070 | $78,470 | $47 | -30.4% | $47,030–$165,080 |
| Montana | #47 | $94,350 | $83,620 | $45 | -32.4% | $48,360–$157,310 |
| West Virginia | #48 | $94,040 | $80,060 | $45 | -32.6% | $42,100–$161,120 |
| Idaho | #49 | $92,870 | $74,310 | $45 | -33.4% | $38,940–$170,850 |
| Wyoming | #50 | $90,980 | $64,990 | $44 | -34.8% | $44,420–$153,530 |
| Mississippi | #51 | $81,680 | $62,130 | $39 | -41.5% | $36,570–$158,600 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.