Official dataAll sizesUSA
1,249,000
people worked in US legal services firms in September 2026 (preliminary estimate)
Sample: BLS Current Employment Statistics survey of employer payrolls; seasonally adjusted; (P) = preliminary
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
$159,670was the median annual wage for US lawyers in May 2025
$159,670 was the median annual wage for US lawyers in May 2025 (May 2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSALaw firm marketing · Pay
In plain words
What this number really says
$159,670 was the median annual wage for US lawyers in May 2025 (May 2025).
$159,670
the latest figure (May 2025)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: official data, government statistics office or regulator. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, via the OOH
Key facts
- Period May 2025
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
- Next data 31 Aug 2027
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- $159,670 was the median annual wage for US lawyers in May 2025
- Data period
- May 2025 (ends 31 May 2025)
- Published by the source
- 27 Aug 2026
- Who is counted
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, via the OOH
- In the source's words
The median annual wage for lawyers was $159,670 in May 2025.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on bls.gov OOH Lawyers page, summary and Pay tab.
- Reuse
- Public domain (US government work). Free to quote; cite BLS and the data year.
- Next expected update
- 31 Aug 2027 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual (wages each spring, projections each autumn))
- Original page
- www.bls.gov: Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Data files
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$159,670 was the median annual wage for US lawyers in May 2025, for May 2025, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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