In 2022, the best paid industry for lawyers in the United States was in nonscheduled air transportation, where on average lawyers earned approximately 310,000 U.S. dollars per year. The next most well paid industry for lawyers was office administration services, paying an average annual salary of roughly 262,000 U.S. dollars to lawyers.
Highest paying industries for lawyers in the United States 2022, by annual mean wage
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2023). Highest paying industries for lawyers in the United States 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333583/industries-best-paid-for-lawyers/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Highest paying industries for lawyers in the United States 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333583/industries-best-paid-for-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest Paying Industries for Lawyers in The United States 2022, by Annual Mean Wage (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333583/industries-best-paid-for-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highest paying industries for lawyers in the United States 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333583/industries-best-paid-for-lawyers/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Highest paying industries for lawyers in the United States 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333583/industries-best-paid-for-lawyers/
