In 2022, the state where lawyers earned the highest annual mean wage was in the District of Columbia, where lawyers earned approximately 227,000 U.S. dollars per year. In the state of New York, lawyers earned roughly 189,000 U.S. dollars in mean wages per year.
Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 2022, by annual mean wage
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2023). Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest Paying States for Lawyers in The United States in 2022, by Annual Mean Wage (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 2022, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Highest paying states for lawyers in the United States in 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/1333599/states-best-paid-lawyers/