Legal Salaries (2025)
Compare salaries across 2 legal roles. National median pay, total employment, and links to city-by-city breakdowns.
The Legal category covers 2 BLS-tracked occupations.
Each role page in the Legal category breaks wage data down by metropolitan area and reports the full p25-p90 percentile distribution. The percentile data is the most useful framing for individual wage comparisons — the median alone hides the distribution within a role.
Legal Roles by Salary
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The highest paying legal role is Lawyer with a national median salary of $146,574. This is based on 2025 BLS occupational wage data across all tracked metro areas.
There are approximately 859,210 legal positions across 2 roles tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average median salary across all legal roles is $105,372.
Legal roles have an average median salary of $105,372. The highest paid role (Lawyer) earns $146,574, while the lowest starts at $64,170. Pay varies significantly by specific role, city, and experience level.
Salary data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Roles grouped by BLS occupational category.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2026.