Lawyers Salary

Salary data across 60 metro areas in the US & Canada

Avg Median Salary

$145,767

Highest Paying City

San Francisco

$204,000

Total Employed

404,700

Lawyers Salary by City

CityMedianAverageRange (10th-90th)Employed
San Francisco, CA$204,000$214,000$102,000 - $280,0005,800
San Jose, CA$202,000$216,000$101,000 - $278,00011,000
Seattle, WA$191,000$213,000$96,000 - $263,00019,000
Boston, MA$183,000$204,000$92,000 - $252,0006,300
Washington DC, DC$180,000$201,000$90,000 - $248,0006,100
New York, NY$179,000$198,000$90,000 - $246,00028,300
San Diego, CA$172,000$187,000$86,000 - $236,0008,100
Los Angeles, CA$168,000$186,000$84,000 - $231,0008,600
Denver, CO$164,000$171,000$82,000 - $226,0008,000
Austin, TX$163,000$170,000$82,000 - $224,0002,400
Minneapolis, MN$162,000$181,000$81,000 - $223,0006,100
Portland, OR$162,000$171,000$81,000 - $223,00011,300
Sacramento, CA$161,000$179,000$80,000 - $221,0005,800
Honolulu, HI$161,000$180,000$80,000 - $221,000600
Philadelphia, PA$159,000$174,000$80,000 - $219,0004,300
Baltimore, MD$158,000$176,000$79,000 - $217,0007,400
Hartford, CT$157,000$163,000$78,000 - $216,0004,500
Anchorage, AK$156,000$169,000$78,000 - $214,0001,100
Houston, TX$152,000$166,000$76,000 - $209,00023,600
Dallas, TX$150,000$159,000$82,000 - $201,0007,200
Atlanta, GA$150,000$162,000$82,000 - $201,00014,000
Chicago, IL$149,000$166,000$82,000 - $199,00013,800
Raleigh, NC$148,000$158,000$81,000 - $198,0007,100
Detroit, MI$147,000$164,000$81,000 - $197,0002,100
Charlotte, NC$146,000$157,000$80,000 - $195,0006,200
Salt Lake City, UT$146,000$161,000$80,000 - $195,0007,300
Phoenix, AZ$145,000$161,000$80,000 - $194,0009,700
Nashville, TN$143,000$146,000$79,000 - $191,0005,100
Richmond, VA$142,000$159,000$78,000 - $190,0002,400
Kansas City, MO$141,000$155,000$78,000 - $189,0003,800
Cincinnati, OH$141,000$149,000$78,000 - $189,0007,000
Milwaukee, WI$141,000$156,000$78,000 - $189,0003,000
Toronto, ON$141,000$157,000$78,000 - $189,00023,300
Columbus, OH$140,000$156,000$77,000 - $187,0009,000
Las Vegas, NV$139,000$154,000$76,000 - $186,0005,100
Orlando, FL$138,000$146,000$76,000 - $185,0004,700
Cleveland, OH$138,000$149,000$76,000 - $185,0006,000
Buffalo, NY$138,000$145,000$76,000 - $185,0003,600
Miami, FL$137,000$142,000$75,000 - $183,00010,100
Tampa, FL$137,000$153,000$75,000 - $183,0007,500
Indianapolis, IN$137,000$151,000$75,000 - $183,0007,800
Pittsburgh, PA$137,000$144,000$75,000 - $183,0002,000
St. Louis, MO$136,000$143,000$75,000 - $182,0001,300
San Antonio, TX$135,000$145,000$74,000 - $181,0005,200
New Orleans, LA$135,000$146,000$74,000 - $181,0002,900
Birmingham, AL$134,000$140,000$74,000 - $179,0001,000
Jacksonville, FL$132,000$147,000$73,000 - $177,000800
Louisville, KY$132,000$143,000$73,000 - $177,0004,100
Tucson, AZ$131,000$139,000$72,000 - $175,0005,000
Vancouver, BC$131,000$140,000$72,000 - $175,0002,900
Oklahoma City, OK$129,000$142,000$71,000 - $173,0002,200
Memphis, TN$129,000$137,000$71,000 - $173,0004,300
Ottawa, ON$125,000$128,000$69,000 - $167,0004,500
Calgary, AB$125,000$133,000$69,000 - $167,0008,000
Edmonton, AB$122,000$132,000$67,000 - $163,0004,700
Hamilton, ON$116,000$123,000$64,000 - $155,0003,100
Montreal, QC$110,000$113,000$61,000 - $147,0008,500
Winnipeg, MB$107,000$116,000$59,000 - $143,0002,200
Quebec City, QC$107,000$118,000$59,000 - $143,0005,800
Halifax, NS$105,000$108,000$58,000 - $140,0002,100