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Compare Lawyer Salaries (2026)

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AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsSierra Vista, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZ

CA Comparisons (35)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Maria, CALos Angeles, CAvsBakersfield, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Francisco, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Diego, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Diego, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASacramento, CAvsSanta Maria, CASacramento, CAvsBakersfield, CASacramento, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Jose, CAvsFresno, CASan Jose, CAvsOxnard, CASan Jose, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Jose, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Jose, CAvsSanta Rosa, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CODenver, COvsLakewood, CO

FL Comparisons (24)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsTallahassee, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsPensacola, FLMiami, FLvsDeltona, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsTallahassee, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsPensacola, FLTampa, FLvsDeltona, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsTallahassee, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLOrlando, FLvsPensacola, FLOrlando, FLvsDeltona, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsBrunswick, GAAtlanta, GAvsAlbany, GAAtlanta, GAvsValdosta, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

LA Comparisons (1)

New Orleans, LAvsBaton Rouge, LA

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (9)

Baltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MDBaltimore, MDvsLexington Park, MDBaltimore, MDvsSalisbury, MDBaltimore, MDvsColumbia, MDBaltimore, MDvsGermantown, MDBaltimore, MDvsBethesda, MDBaltimore, MDvsEllicott City, MDBaltimore, MDvsWaldorf, MDBaltimore, MDvsFrederick, MD

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsMuskegon, MIDetroit, MIvsNiles, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (5)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MO

NC Comparisons (3)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (6)

Cleveland, OHvsColumbus, OHCleveland, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHvsAkron, OHCleveland, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsToledo, OH

PA Comparisons (12)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsState College, PAPittsburgh, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPittsburgh, PAvsAllentown, PAPittsburgh, PAvsScranton, PA

TX Comparisons (24)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsBeaumont, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXvsAmarillo, TXHouston, TXvsBeaumont, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsAmarillo, TXAustin, TXvsSan Antonio, TXAustin, TXvsMcallen, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TXAustin, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXAustin, TXvsBeaumont, TXAustin, TXvsLubbock, TXAustin, TXvsAmarillo, TX

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsTacoma, WASeattle, WAvsLongview, WA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home