U.S. lawyers hourly rates by state 2020-2023

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Raphael Bohne,
Feb 26, 2024
In 2023, lawyers in the United States charged the highest average hourly rates in the District of Columbia. The average adjusted hourly rate of a law firm in Washington D.C. was 392 U.S. dollars, whereas the lowest average hourly rate for a lawyer was in West Virginia. Between 2020 and 2023 the highest average hourly rate has remained in the District of Columbia. The lowest average hourly rate for a lawyer in 2020 and 2021 was also in West Virginia.

Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2020 to 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars)

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December 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020 to 2023

Number of respondents

1,446 respondents

Special properties

legal professionals

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