Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
23-0000 Legal Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Lawyers ;
Judicial Law Clerks ;
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers ;
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ;
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ;
Paralegals and Legal Assistants ;
Court Reporters ;
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ;
Legal Support Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,127,900 |
0.4 % |
$52.25 |
$108,690 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.04 |
$25.47 |
$38.85 |
$68.12 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$37,510 |
$52,970 |
$80,810 |
$141,700 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
669,280 |
58.81 |
$53.13 |
$110,520 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
105,130 |
1.92 |
$42.48 |
$88,350 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
95,200 |
4.37 |
$43.34 |
$90,150 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
71,390 |
3.56 |
$55.87 |
$116,200 |
| Insurance Carriers |
28,380 |
2.43 |
$43.32 |
$90,110 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
135,520 |
7.97 |
1.02 |
$62.77 |
$130,560 |
| New York |
114,010 |
12.15 |
1.56 |
$65.45 |
$136,140 |
| Florida |
88,420 |
10.27 |
1.32 |
$45.54 |
$94,720 |
| Texas |
80,670 |
6.66 |
0.85 |
$52.00 |
$108,160 |
| Illinois |
49,630 |
8.28 |
1.06 |
$58.10 |
$120,850 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
40,010 |
56.16 |
7.21 |
$81.40 |
$169,310 |
| New York |
114,010 |
12.15 |
1.56 |
$65.45 |
$136,140 |
| Delaware |
4,760 |
10.60 |
1.36 |
$58.72 |
$122,140 |
| Florida |
88,420 |
10.27 |
1.32 |
$45.54 |
$94,720 |
| Maryland |
25,320 |
9.43 |
1.21 |
$45.40 |
$94,420 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
40,010 |
56.16 |
7.21 |
$81.40 |
$169,310 |
| New York |
114,010 |
12.15 |
1.56 |
$65.45 |
$136,140 |
| California |
135,520 |
7.97 |
1.02 |
$62.77 |
$130,560 |
| Massachusetts |
29,810 |
8.35 |
1.07 |
$62.53 |
$130,060 |
| Delaware |
4,760 |
10.60 |
1.36 |
$58.72 |
$122,140 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
116,340 |
12.25 |
1.57 |
$67.41 |
$140,220 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
68,260 |
21.77 |
2.79 |
$69.97 |
$145,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
60,170 |
9.83 |
1.26 |
$63.52 |
$132,120 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
42,140 |
9.08 |
1.16 |
$60.36 |
$125,550 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
36,690 |
14.16 |
1.82 |
$50.58 |
$105,210 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
31,180 |
10.95 |
1.40 |
$54.52 |
$113,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
26,350 |
9.55 |
1.23 |
$64.82 |
$134,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
25,880 |
9.65 |
1.24 |
$51.70 |
$107,530 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
25,280 |
10.45 |
1.34 |
$69.84 |
$145,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
25,160 |
7.05 |
0.90 |
$56.69 |
$117,910 |
United States Department of Labor
