Stat(s) Of The Week: Lawyers' Rising Pay
Recent years saw major gains.
As noted in a recent report, average lawyer pay — not including profits for law firm shareholders — saw the biggest two-year increase of the century from 2021-23.
The American Bar Association’s 2024 “Profile of the Legal Profession” study shows that the average lawyer salary grew from $148,030 in 2021 to $176,470 in 2023, citing the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This 19.2% jump far outpaces the 13% rise in the Consumer Price Index over the same time period.
The highest-paid U.S. locale is in Silicon Valley — San Jose, which has a mean wage of $268,570, according to the report.
The ABA Journal has a detailed summary of the findings.
Where have all the lawyers gone? 25% are in these 2 states with higher pay than $176K average [ABA Journal]
ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2024 [American Bar Association]
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