In 2022, lawyers were by far the highest paid profession in legal occupations in the United States. Judges and magistrates followed, with an annual wage of approximately 130,000 U.S. dollars in the United States in 2022.
Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars)
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Share of unemployed law graduates in the U.S. in the class years 2013-2022
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. by category 2022
- Premium Statistic States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the U.S. 2022
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Diversity
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- Premium Statistic Employee gender distribution in the best 100 law firms for women in the U.S. 2022
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Rates, utilization, and collection
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- Premium Statistic Law firms' average collection rates in the U.S. by practice area 2020-2022
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- Premium Statistic Realization and collection rates in the U.S. by state 2022
- Premium Statistic Adjusted hourly rates in the U.S. by state 2020-2022
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Consumers´ perspective
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Further related statistics
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- Average hours spent on pro bono work at U.S. law firms by type of lawyer 2019
- Law firms with the highest average hours spent on pro bono work outside the U.S. 2019
- Global law firms by revenue per lawyer 2021
- Leading law firms with highest median salaries in London 2015-2016
- Annual compensation of lawyers in U.S. firms in Hong Kong by level 2022
- States with the highest employment of paralegals and legal assistants U.S. 2022
- Mean hourly wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean annual wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial worker in U.S. 2013-2022
- Number of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean hourly wage of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean annual wage of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- States with the highest wages for paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2019
- Unemployment rate of legal professionals in the U.S. Q2 2017
- Size of the global legal services market in select countries 2016
- General counsels' most important factor when selecting law firms worldwide 2017
- Industry revenue of “other legal services“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Production value of legal & accounting activities in North Macedonia 2012-2019
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- Global law firms by revenue per lawyer 2021
- Leading law firms with highest median salaries in London 2015-2016
- Annual compensation of lawyers in U.S. firms in Hong Kong by level 2022
- States with the highest employment of paralegals and legal assistants U.S. 2022
- Mean hourly wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean annual wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial worker in U.S. 2013-2022
- Number of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean hourly wage of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- Mean annual wage of paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2013-2022
- States with the highest wages for paralegals and legal assistants in U.S. 2019
- Unemployment rate of legal professionals in the U.S. Q2 2017
- Size of the global legal services market in select countries 2016
- General counsels' most important factor when selecting law firms worldwide 2017
- Industry revenue of “other legal services“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Production value of legal & accounting activities in North Macedonia 2012-2019
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2023). Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual Wage of Employees in Legal Occupations in The United States as of May 2022, by Category (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022, by category (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318763/employee-wages-of-legal-occupations-by-category-us/