Average annual income of attorneys in the U.S. by area of practice 2018

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Raphael Bohne,
Jul 6, 2022
This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. in 2018, broken down by practice area. During the survey, intellectual property attorneys reported earning the highest average income of 224,000 U.S. dollars per year.

What was your 2018 compensation for providing billable legal services? (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

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Release date

June 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 9 to February 2, 2019

Number of respondents

6,891 respondents

Special properties

solo practitioner and small law firm attorneys who are practicing full-time.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Source does not specify the age of respondents.

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