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Lawyers in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Lawyer?

-10% Jobs Projection
$111,530 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Lawyers in Alaska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Lawyers in Alaska is expected to decrease.

  • Lawyers in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Lawyers Work in Alaska?

In Alaska, there were 950 people working as Lawyers in the year 2018.

There were 940 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Lawyers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Lawyers than average.

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Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 930 total jobs in 2026 for Lawyers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 40,700 annual jobs and 857,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Lawyers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $73,940 to $164,110 with $111,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $35.55 to $78.9. The median hourly rate was $53.62.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $55.72 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.10.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Lawyers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Lawyers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK 680 $109,740
Fairbanks, AK 80 $107,580

Top States for Lawyers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Lawyers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 82,180 $152,930
New York 76,840 $144,150
Florida 47,280 $100,090
Texas 42,590 $127,550
District of Columbia 31,680 $164,210
Illinois 31,260 $126,770
Pennsylvania 24,980 $116,860
New Jersey 21,070 $119,540
Georgia 20,080 $104,940
Massachusetts 18,420 $142,100
Ohio 17,600 $98,530
Virginia 15,890 $127,110
Michigan 14,550 $94,990
Colorado 12,930 $127,070
North Carolina 12,560 $99,400
Maryland 12,490 $107,450
Minnesota 11,270 $103,630
Washington 11,000 $115,500
Missouri 10,340 $99,990
Arizona 9,370 $111,590

Below are the states where Lawyers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $164,210
California $152,930
New York $144,150
Massachusetts $142,100
Connecticut $129,160
Texas $127,550
Virginia $127,110
Colorado $127,070
Illinois $126,770
Nevada $121,740

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