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Lawyers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$301,320median, a year
$288,980mean (average), a year
6,040people employed in this job here
$129,350
median $301,320
$421,000
US median $159,670
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is more common here than nationally: 5.3 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.1).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $131,970
- AK, Alaska, median $149,940
- AZ, Arizona, median $134,260
- AR, Arkansas, median $98,880
- CA, California, median $195,080
- CO, Colorado, median $168,520
- CT, Connecticut, median $163,600
- DE, Delaware, median $173,510
- DC, District of Columbia, median $195,190
- FL, Florida, median $133,180
- GA, Georgia, median $134,830
- HI, Hawaii, median $124,990
- ID, Idaho, median $103,400
- IL, Illinois, median $160,800
- IN, Indiana, median $126,860
- IA, Iowa, median $123,550
- KS, Kansas, median $106,650
- KY, Kentucky, median $101,550
- LA, Louisiana, median $104,100
- ME, Maine, median $113,120
- MD, Maryland, median $139,110
- MA, Massachusetts, median $176,680
- MI, Michigan, median $130,520
- MN, Minnesota, median $155,140
- MS, Mississippi, median $91,690
- MO, Missouri, median $133,450
- MT, Montana, median $103,720
- NE, Nebraska, median $109,170
- NV, Nevada, median $150,510
- NH, New Hampshire, median $120,810
- NJ, New Jersey, median $161,430
- NM, New Mexico, median $119,680
- NY, New York, median $207,860
- NC, North Carolina, median $127,710
- ND, North Dakota, median $106,880
- OH, Ohio, median $131,020
- OK, Oklahoma, median $103,060
- OR, Oregon, median $138,210
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $157,180
- RI, Rhode Island, median $138,960
- SC, South Carolina, median $120,310
- SD, South Dakota, median $102,040
- TN, Tennessee, median $136,180
- TX, Texas, median $154,200
- UT, Utah, median $132,830
- VT, Vermont, median $127,310
- VA, Virginia, median $167,210
- WA, Washington, median $154,130
- WV, West Virginia, median $102,420
- WI, Wisconsin, median $126,760
- WY, Wyoming, median $100,130
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
Across California
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