In 2023, people employed in legal occupations in the state of the District of Columbia earned a mean annual wage of over 213,000 U.S. dollars, the highest in the United States. Following in the ranking of the U.S. states with highest salaries for legal services workers were New York, and then Florida.
States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2024). States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with The Highest Wages for Legal Occupations in The United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318781/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-legal-occupations-us/