Lawyer Salary by City
How much does a Lawyer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$160K
National median
$103K
25th percentile
$221K
75th percentile
$78K
Bottom 10%
$352K
Top 10%
Lawyer Salary by City
New York
NY
$217,600
+36% vs national
San Francisco
CA
$206,400
+29% vs national
Washington
DC
$204,000
+28% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$184,400
+15% vs national
San Diego
CA
$178,800
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$178,400
+12% vs national
Seattle
WA
$173,800
+9% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$172,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$170,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$169,400
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$169,400
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$167,600
+5% vs national
Chicago
IL
$167,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$166,000
+4% vs national
Houston
TX
$162,600
+2% vs national
Dallas
TX
$156,200
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$154,800
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$153,400
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$153,400
-4% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$151,400
-5% vs national
Detroit
MI
$150,000
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$150,000
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$148,600
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$148,600
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$148,600
-7% vs national
Miami
FL
$147,400
-8% vs national
Nashville
TN
$146,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$145,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$145,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$145,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$145,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$143,800
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$143,800
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$143,800
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$142,200
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$142,200
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$140,400
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$140,400
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$140,400
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$139,000
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$139,000
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$137,400
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$135,600
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$135,600
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$134,000
-16% vs national
About Lawyer Salaries
The median Lawyer salary in the United States is $159,670 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — New York has the highest median at $217,600, while the national range spans from $78,360 at the 10th percentile to $351,600 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 23-1011.