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Considering a career as a Lawyer in Georgia?

10.8% Jobs Projection
$104,940 Median Salary
1,120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Lawyers in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Lawyers in Georgia is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Lawyers Work in Georgia?

20,080 people worked as Lawyers in 2018 in this state.

There were 18,160 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,920 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,120 annual Lawyers job openings in Georgia, and 22,800 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Lawyers Make in Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $50,060 to $208,000 with $104,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $24.07 to $100. The median hourly rate was $50.45.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $53.49 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $3.04.

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

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Top Georgia Metros for Lawyers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 15,920 $114,420
Chattanooga, TN-GA 730 n/a
Savannah, GA 570 $77,690
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 450 $84,640
Macon, GA 370 $85,600
Columbus, GA-AL 280 $90,870
Athens-Clarke County, GA 260 $85,690
Albany, GA 220 n/a
Brunswick, GA 200 $99,630
Gainesville, GA 180 $61,620
Warner Robins, GA 140 $76,350
Valdosta, GA 120 $82,260
Dalton, GA 120 $66,680
Rome, GA 100 $65,500
Hinesville, GA 40 $91,290

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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