Legal Occupations Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Legal Occupations positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$99,990

National average

Salary Range

$47,110 – N/A

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Legal Occupations Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$199,990$75,010N/A
District of Columbia$191,800$82,760N/A
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$173,990$68,490N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$156,870$61,010N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$140,050$60,890N/A
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$134,750$60,550$225,910
New York$133,470$59,420N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$131,670$62,290N/A
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$131,280$60,250N/A
California$129,280$58,010N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$128,680$56,520N/A
Massachusetts$128,530$60,670N/A
Colorado$124,550$56,950N/A
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$122,410$44,990N/A
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$119,840$49,990N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$116,660$48,960N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$115,530$51,300N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$110,930$62,100$235,650
Yuba City, CA$110,560$50,530$232,390
Washington$108,680$58,920$224,980
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$108,350$62,170$216,310
Stockton-Lodi, CA$107,050$54,920$209,710
Maryland$106,940$49,590$216,420
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$106,660$52,430$226,320
Napa, CA$106,630$52,780$232,310
New Jersey$106,250$50,220N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$105,850$59,480$221,360
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$105,800$42,450$172,730
Virginia$105,700$48,750$219,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$105,470$56,680N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$105,130$48,480$178,800
Lexington Park, MD$104,710$55,610$191,880
Salinas, CA$104,480$57,730$222,890
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$103,880$50,300$215,510
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$103,790$49,060$224,890
Illinois$103,540$48,390N/A
Connecticut$103,460$47,070N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$103,240$49,130$219,860
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$102,910$55,220$199,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$102,510$52,180N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$102,090$47,890$223,960
Minnesota$101,560$50,170$219,520
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$101,070$50,080$193,320
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$100,870$51,590$210,250
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$100,490$58,360N/A
Worcester, MA$100,430$49,810$233,600
El Centro, CA$100,410$48,480$203,990
Alaska$99,880$51,500$182,480
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$99,770$47,450N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$99,430$50,470$215,080
Anchorage, AK$99,390$51,160$173,180
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$99,270$44,650$229,280
Longview-Kelso, WA$99,270$59,030$224,040
Arizona$98,930$46,540$217,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$98,890$47,770N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$98,820$46,510$215,500
Midland, TX$98,790$45,660N/A
Delaware$98,530$50,260$217,720
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$98,220$58,090$153,870
Columbus, OH$98,030$48,320$211,750
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$97,710$44,760$138,800
Rochester, NY$97,660$48,130$221,980
Fairbanks-College, AK$97,610$54,600$172,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$97,580$48,620$195,520
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$97,460$47,410N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$97,240$47,490$211,020
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$97,210$46,930$178,740
Santa Fe, NM$96,800$51,510$155,740
Midland, MI$96,670$53,560N/A
Colorado Springs, CO$96,660$49,190$208,260
New Haven, CT$96,490$45,550N/A
Ann Arbor, MI$96,240$48,660$225,140
Merced, CA$96,100$38,460$213,170
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$95,950$51,060$215,980
Visalia, CA$95,930$50,960$220,000
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$95,890$43,220$197,700
Morgantown, WV$95,890$45,520$194,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$95,880$50,420$221,330
Bloomington, IN$95,790$39,050$214,070
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$95,760$45,640$187,820
Omaha, NE-IA$95,700$46,670$207,650
Bloomington, IL$95,650$36,540$204,930
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$94,990$52,900$184,730
Battle Creek, MI$94,980$46,200$226,950
Bismarck, ND$94,980$49,600$171,180
Manchester-Nashua, NH$94,940$46,240$203,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$94,710$46,550$207,160
Vallejo, CA$94,630$59,060$222,890
Richmond, VA$94,210$48,060$226,190
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$94,200$53,450$219,730
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$94,190$36,610$215,070
Kansas City, MO-KS$94,150$45,670$226,540
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$93,940$44,160$191,800
Madison, WI$93,880$49,370$216,590
Virgin Islands$93,820$48,490$141,990
Salem, OR$93,620$49,390$206,800
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$93,610$48,200$210,260
Texas$93,460$44,150$228,690
Springfield, IL$93,260$43,150$201,140
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$91,360$49,750$187,100
Oregon$91,350$47,930$206,800
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$91,290$44,760$167,430
New Hampshire$90,150$46,240$189,750
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$90,060$45,070$201,550
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$90,020$49,960$184,690
Hawaii$89,990$49,730$167,430
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$89,950$45,850$222,890
Carson City, NV$89,920$50,020$157,620
Yakima, WA$89,270$49,480$175,940
Ohio$89,180$45,820$209,660
Syracuse, NY$89,140$49,810$191,800
Cleveland, OH$89,130$46,750$214,400
Urban Honolulu, HI$88,970$49,730$170,150
Greeley, CO$88,710$49,990$193,000
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$88,640$46,880$205,670
Charlottesville, VA$88,390$49,090$207,090
St. Cloud, MN$88,090$46,290$182,790
Rochester, MN$88,050$48,530$191,880
Elmira, NY$87,860$46,260$178,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$87,770$49,370$222,890
Terre Haute, IN$87,620$38,230$209,530
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$87,560$46,560$212,140
Evansville, IN$87,430$42,220$203,990
Kingston, NY$87,320$48,990$201,130
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$87,290$48,020$218,190
Springfield, MA$86,560$47,130$212,130
Albuquerque, NM$86,550$48,590$203,990
Pittsfield, MA$86,290$46,560$211,160
Kokomo, IN$86,200$46,050$183,900
Michigan$85,810$46,230$206,160
Naples-Marco Island, FL$85,220$46,540$211,280
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$85,130$48,660$191,800
Tallahassee, FL$85,010$45,180$172,000
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$84,770$52,920$224,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$84,660$39,460$203,590
Akron, OH$84,660$46,380$212,670
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$84,640$48,990$211,420
Indiana$84,440$43,820$210,430
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$84,280$41,030$159,660
Pennsylvania$83,900$46,020$213,530
Grants Pass, OR$83,890$50,450$174,100
Kennewick-Richland, WA$83,870$48,370$204,830
Bellingham, WA$83,580$49,490$166,390
Raleigh-Cary, NC$83,570$47,710$218,420
Glens Falls, NY$83,540$48,330$207,500
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$83,530$45,600$212,050
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$83,310$47,100$213,050
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$83,280$47,350$215,220
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$83,200$51,380$211,840
New Mexico$83,100$46,960$172,990
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$83,060$45,800$191,880
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$83,030$45,800$183,360
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$82,990$49,600$194,020
Utica-Rome, NY$82,950$46,950$217,250
Columbia, MO$82,910$40,470$185,980
Peoria, IL$82,680$46,020$209,700
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$82,640$47,290$193,990
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$82,630$41,850$180,610
Helena, MT$82,560$48,710$135,180
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$82,460$45,200$195,640
Grand Junction, CO$82,350$46,630$191,900
Fargo, ND-MN$82,220$43,920$178,960
Tucson, AZ$82,070$42,800$199,660
Kenosha, WI$82,060$46,900$215,830
Toledo, OH$82,040$41,070$209,230
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$81,950$47,070$191,880
Binghamton, NY$81,920$46,900$171,820
Wisconsin$81,910$47,250$218,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,910$48,300$227,860
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$81,810$47,950$163,610
Ithaca, NY$81,760$48,490$182,950
Modesto, CA$81,680$47,120$232,390
Vermont$81,660$49,130$205,960
Nebraska$81,580$45,790$196,390
North Dakota$81,430$46,580$169,200
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$81,360$43,910$151,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$81,300$42,860N/A
Corvallis, OR$81,260$47,280$174,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,220$46,000N/A
Medford, OR$81,220$47,170$174,100
Oklahoma City, OK$80,960$37,050$182,660
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$80,950$46,800$169,540
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$80,860$46,840$184,990
Jefferson City, MO$80,800$40,000$151,550
St. Louis, MO-IL$80,790$43,820$207,930
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$80,740$47,270$233,710
Fond du Lac, WI$80,740$47,210$156,330
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$80,730$36,990$168,880
Florida$80,720$43,770$210,740
Chico, CA$80,720$41,260$222,150
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$80,640$47,950N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$80,620$47,310$213,430
Guam$80,600$35,100$165,110
Walla Walla, WA$80,520$45,650$163,110
Utah$80,510$45,580$191,800
Topeka, KS$80,480$43,640$149,990
Missouri$80,470$40,250$206,840
Knoxville, TN$80,440$39,750$201,480
Tennessee$80,430$44,120$208,250
Saginaw, MI$80,380$44,100$212,770
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$80,260$38,840$185,430
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,250$48,150$191,880
Laredo, TX$80,220$37,130$166,730
Champaign-Urbana, IL$80,200$42,400$209,700
Flagstaff, AZ$80,140$44,120$186,850
Sandusky, OH$80,070$43,740$171,920
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$80,050$38,540$156,960
Lexington-Fayette, KY$79,970$45,210$164,500
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$79,920$30,980$162,500
Vineland, NJ$79,890$45,730$197,420
Rhode Island$79,890$41,960$207,230
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$79,860$46,570$156,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,840$38,880$177,180
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,810$46,520$174,100
Pittsburgh, PA$79,690$45,900$211,640
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$79,550$39,560$128,940
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$79,490$46,200$149,550
Duluth, MN-WI$79,450$44,010$177,260
Georgia$79,390$43,230$225,280
Logan, UT-ID$79,230$44,790$158,870
Jacksonville, FL$79,220$37,260$172,140
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$79,160$44,860$203,630
Kansas$79,150$39,380$182,180
Reading, PA$79,070$40,340$203,360
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$79,030$47,950$182,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$78,910$42,760$220,550
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,870$49,840$188,950
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$78,870$46,760$164,520
Grand Forks, ND-MN$78,860$41,600$150,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$78,770$42,250$164,570
Janesville-Beloit, WI$78,660$45,810$175,190
Oklahoma$78,650$36,700$175,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$78,650$46,570$196,120
Waco, TX$78,630$39,520$167,290
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$78,570$42,910$196,430
Kentucky$78,470$39,520$165,340
Bend, OR$78,450$47,750$182,060
Lima, OH$78,420$35,270$177,860
Canton-Massillon, OH$78,350$41,670$191,880
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$78,300$38,340$191,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$78,230$38,080$177,180
Wheeling, WV-OH$78,060$36,410$172,600
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$77,980$45,730N/A
South Dakota$77,940$47,950$163,340
North Carolina$77,900$41,590$223,800
Lincoln, NE$77,780$47,130$166,710
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$77,720$39,520$207,610
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,540$40,090$181,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,450$44,650$200,510
Barnstable Town, MA$77,440$46,800$216,330
Maine$77,410$46,800$173,410
Port St. Lucie, FL$77,340$41,200$191,800
Jackson, TN$77,330$37,410$191,800
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$77,290$39,610$169,300
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$77,230$39,540$172,990
Odessa, TX$77,210$40,710$175,410
Farmington, NM$77,210$43,630$143,000
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$77,140$47,270$182,500
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,110$39,580$172,470
Lake Charles, LA$77,100$38,150$137,440
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$77,070$43,600$206,330
West Virginia$76,990$38,060$156,580
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$76,990$43,500$186,840
Rapid City, SD$76,960$47,160$138,010
Roanoke, VA$76,960$43,940$194,990
Winston-Salem, NC$76,910$39,990N/A
Springfield, OH$76,890$44,370$169,010
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$76,860$37,850$150,440
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,790$37,110$197,400
Fort Wayne, IN$76,760$44,510$179,990
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$76,730$39,430$175,770
Lafayette, LA$76,710$37,640$214,890
Niles, MI$76,690$47,180$220,940
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$76,440$49,630$118,600
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$76,430$45,630$202,040
Erie, PA$76,390$38,240$166,880
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$76,370$37,370$164,700
Muncie, IN$76,350$39,890$189,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$76,240$47,960$182,790
Mankato, MN$76,110$44,990$182,790
Amarillo, TX$76,060$40,100$202,490
Gettysburg, PA$76,040$39,730$187,050
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$76,030$41,250$177,180
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$76,030$50,270$158,290
Reno, NV$76,020$21,320$207,720
Yuma, AZ$76,020$43,740$158,100
Appleton, WI$75,950$46,420$216,650
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$75,950$44,180$237,570
Green Bay, WI$75,870$45,720$182,000
Baton Rouge, LA$75,680$36,260$170,440
Beckley, WV$75,680$31,960$138,590
Montgomery, AL$75,650$38,590$169,330
Winchester, VA-WV$75,640$40,820$191,880
Louisiana$75,630$36,590$169,390
Bay City, MI$75,630$41,610$156,850
Wausau, WI$75,600$47,450$210,760
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$75,570$38,240$180,610
Owensboro, KY$75,470$38,340$175,260
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$75,380$44,780$202,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$75,210$37,460$151,990
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$75,050$52,080$182,790
Traverse City, MI$75,030$46,410$204,930
Minot, ND$75,000$42,710$152,420
Columbia, SC$74,960$42,590$210,760
Paducah, KY-IL$74,940$39,840$156,830
Dover, DE$74,930$46,300$169,790
Lynchburg, VA$74,910$38,270$203,920
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$74,900$35,580$186,840
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$74,880$45,800$156,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$74,860$38,130$127,400
Redding, CA$74,700$48,410$202,140
York-Hanover, PA$74,670$40,190$209,750
Birmingham, AL$74,630$38,850$210,420
Jackson, MS$74,610$35,140$172,530
Harrisonburg, VA$74,570$45,980$191,880
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$74,510$46,470$156,770
State College, PA$74,480$39,330$190,300
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$74,460$39,540$201,080
Asheville, NC$74,360$43,550$206,830
Montana$74,330$46,340$152,450
Bozeman, MT$74,330$47,990$205,700
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$74,150$37,870$180,610
Boise City, ID$74,010$36,180$174,660
Billings, MT$73,950$46,460$153,660
Grand Island, NE$73,780$39,000$193,350
Great Falls, MT$73,570$39,270$117,300
Corpus Christi, TX$73,510$38,400N/A
Springfield, MO$73,450$37,960$168,200
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$73,420$44,790$160,680
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$73,370$45,760$166,660
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$73,320$31,200$156,980
Greensboro-High Point, NC$73,290$39,300$186,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$73,250$40,510$142,560
Manhattan, KS$73,230$37,540$157,840
Bowling Green, KY$73,090$44,780$152,750
Tulsa, OK$72,990$36,700$186,850
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$72,900$45,770$191,880
Lawrence, KS$72,880$37,980$156,080
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$72,760$44,710$163,850
Lancaster, PA$72,720$45,300$187,050
Salisbury, MD$72,630$41,280$171,250
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$72,600$41,450$161,220
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$72,560$46,570$180,820
El Paso, TX$72,550$36,630$176,260
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$72,540$40,620$176,780
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$72,500$48,880$166,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$72,490$39,680$176,950
Warner Robins, GA$72,430$36,640$145,830
Chattanooga, TN-GA$72,100$37,910$201,820
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$72,060$46,330$161,880
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$72,030$37,770$161,120
Punta Gorda, FL$72,010$39,520$172,000
Albany, OR$71,990$47,390$167,110
Missoula, MT$71,990$46,400$140,690
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$71,990$36,920$188,920
Elizabethtown, KY$71,950$38,850$148,600
Gainesville, FL$71,910$38,640$169,100
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$71,910$44,560$146,280
Lebanon, PA$71,720$43,930$169,670
Ogden, UT$71,540$42,660$163,440
Mansfield, OH$71,310$36,820$153,150
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$71,310$37,110$177,180
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$70,980$45,040$166,200
St. George, UT$70,970$38,720$140,050
Rockford, IL$70,760$41,960$191,800
Coeur d'Alene, ID$70,710$44,310$161,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$70,640$36,210$186,850
Kankakee, IL$70,550$40,090$195,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$70,420$38,770$200,800
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$69,990$38,150$170,630
Cleveland, TN$69,630$35,890$193,220
Bangor, ME$69,580$45,360$154,700
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$69,550$41,670$186,840
Mayaguez, PR$69,430$35,560$124,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$69,230$30,800$141,790
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$69,100$46,120$149,120
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$68,990$32,620$158,850
Macon-Bibb County, GA$68,790$36,200$171,730
Sheboygan, WI$68,750$46,800$179,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$68,640$37,800$169,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$68,390$35,780$150,490
Monroe, LA$68,340$34,130$126,000
Las Cruces, NM$68,210$42,100$168,600
Albany, GA$68,020$36,680$135,720
Idaho$67,990$37,420$166,530
Killeen-Temple, TX$67,950$38,380$172,470
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$67,800$39,440$148,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$67,790$39,870$230,000
Clarksville, TN-KY$67,220$39,560$187,400
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$67,200$40,360$186,840
Fort Smith, AR-OK$66,960$37,130$112,890
Mobile, AL$66,790$37,080$191,800
Alabama$66,560$36,690$187,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$66,420$38,350$180,300
Altoona, PA$66,390$38,530$162,430
San Angelo, TX$66,350$35,870$144,130
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$66,000$46,060$159,800
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$65,660$41,620$149,990
Wichita, KS$65,620$37,970$148,910
Ames, IA$65,610$39,020$158,040
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$65,530$33,700$148,910
Wyoming$65,310$43,810$154,890
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$65,310$36,300$156,210
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$65,180$31,270$189,750
Cedar Rapids, IA$65,070$38,290$177,040
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$65,010$37,320$191,880
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$65,000$39,750$191,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$65,000$36,280$153,590
Wichita Falls, TX$64,870$37,350$153,590
Iowa$64,840$37,590$172,630
Iowa City, IA$64,840$37,920$174,410
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$64,830$37,620$180,690
Savannah, GA$64,730$39,510$157,560
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$64,730$35,190$173,740
Alexandria, LA$64,720$36,910$148,510
Lubbock, TX$64,650$35,840$162,440
Huntsville, AL$64,580$36,760$188,170
Lewiston, ID-WA$64,460$38,480$129,300
Homosassa Springs, FL$64,330$36,100$159,530
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$64,240$41,160$131,040
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$64,210$38,060$154,760
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$64,080$37,260$166,990
Arkansas$63,990$35,940$192,910
College Station-Bryan, TX$63,990$32,570$188,230
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$63,710$37,400$180,230
Eau Claire, WI$63,680$45,470$167,130
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$63,490$42,100$167,690
Sherman-Denison, TX$63,340$37,020$191,800
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$63,310$37,750$151,990
Dubuque, IA$63,250$37,950$140,480
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$63,250$39,950$131,620
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$63,240$34,110$149,230
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$63,240$33,590$118,520
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$63,240$40,780$129,890
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,170$35,730$165,940
Williamsport, PA$63,120$37,520$154,250
Wilmington, NC$63,020$38,210$174,770
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$62,920$38,400$165,760
Joplin, MO-KS$62,910$34,890$156,210
Greenville, NC$62,870$34,170$195,970
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$62,840$40,030$177,180
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$62,760$34,210$156,210
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$62,600$36,280$153,410
Casper, WY$62,570$43,630$150,670
South Carolina$62,520$37,750$174,740
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$62,500$38,830$151,990
Longview, TX$62,490$35,460$159,670
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$62,470$37,750$131,980
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$62,390$40,820$124,110
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$62,330$33,240$162,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$62,310$29,120$188,200
Hattiesburg, MS$62,280$34,580$159,800
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$62,230$35,570$175,050
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$62,150$44,940$209,440
Eagle Pass, TX$62,020$35,650$174,790
Dalton, GA$62,000$37,670$133,110
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$61,910$37,420$127,590
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$61,910$35,020$187,400
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$61,840$38,880$160,780
Sebring, FL$61,670$36,170$155,200
Decatur, AL$61,600$37,470$143,790
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$61,530$36,900$186,840
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,380$37,540$165,740
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,320$35,260$166,720
Texarkana, TX-AR$61,250$35,970$153,990
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$61,170$37,090$177,180
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,080$39,100$157,310
Mississippi$60,990$34,720$163,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$60,910$34,670$161,330
Columbus, GA-AL$60,590$37,000$158,160
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,580$36,280$130,310
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$60,550$31,570$160,870
Tyler, TX$60,540$38,150$156,630
Jacksonville, NC$60,530$36,110$143,730
Enid, OK$60,460$33,360$124,570
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$60,450$31,490$159,350
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$60,410$38,360$140,760
Goldsboro, NC$60,400$34,560$157,250
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$60,360$38,620$170,800
Abilene, TX$60,320$34,350$164,160
Spartanburg, SC$60,080$37,850$202,770
Columbus, IN$60,060$37,400$189,030
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$60,000$31,160$141,790
Johnstown, PA$59,960$32,710$156,210
Burlington, NC$59,920$37,550$160,800
Pocatello, ID$59,850$38,180$121,640
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,850$37,440$140,630
Victoria, TX$59,840$35,930$136,800
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,840$34,630$173,300
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,840$33,430$155,040
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,830$35,910$169,410
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$59,660$41,020$136,780
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$59,640$35,010$168,600
Hammond, LA$59,520$29,600$135,000
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$59,370$37,830$137,470
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$59,280$37,510$154,770
Fayetteville, NC$59,240$39,050$147,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$59,150$38,480$125,880
Jonesboro, AR$59,140$33,990$136,800
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$59,070$32,370$141,580
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$58,980$35,740$160,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$58,970$37,440$139,490
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$58,720$32,730$141,790
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$58,680$27,020$133,530
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$58,280$27,730$141,580
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$58,220$29,990$133,740
Lawton, OK$58,130$36,660$113,420
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$58,130$34,840$156,210
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$58,130$29,900$156,210
Rocky Mount, NC$58,030$37,440$159,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$57,990$34,060$149,410
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$57,860$37,720$155,700
Johnson City, TN$57,770$38,080$174,090
Sumter, SC$57,740$36,560$154,410
Valdosta, GA$57,530$36,240$162,590
Idaho Falls, ID$57,280$36,700$145,230
Chambersburg, PA$57,220$36,150$161,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$56,620$33,260$153,590
Twin Falls, ID$56,500$37,340$114,210
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$56,320$39,570$146,130
Florence, SC$55,000$36,500$166,080
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$54,890$37,340$175,050
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$54,640$31,570$130,660
Hot Springs, AR$54,550$36,250$113,730
Morristown, TN$54,260$38,000$218,190
Dothan, AL$54,040$30,020$161,260
Auburn-Opelika, AL$53,710$30,750$146,380
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$52,780$33,280$125,000
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$52,520$35,300$160,730
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$51,110$31,450$131,550
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$50,960$32,730$158,750
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$50,410$37,380$146,250
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$50,370$36,400$158,850
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$49,990$34,260$140,520
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$49,940$35,900$132,500
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$49,920$30,650$131,090
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$49,530$37,400$121,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$49,330$33,870$125,980
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$49,250$33,710$127,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$49,190$33,840$129,860
Hinesville, GA$49,000$33,660$106,850
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,870$35,210$115,200
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,040$29,280$134,160
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,640$29,230$126,740
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$47,080$34,750$159,990
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$46,490$37,440$128,310
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$45,830$36,400$123,410
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$45,690$27,070$128,380
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$45,520$27,300$138,490
Gadsden, AL$45,510$28,290$126,360
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$44,680$27,070$159,400
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$42,900$32,500$140,580

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Legal Occupations make?

The median annual salary for a Legal Occupations is $99,990, with a typical range of $47,110 – N/A depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Legal Occupations?

Entry-level Legal Occupations positions typically start around $47,110 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Legal Occupationss earn the most?

Legal Occupationss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.