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

5.8% Jobs Projection
$77,310 Median Salary
330 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Lawyers Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 5,740 people working as Lawyers in the year 2018.

There were 5,540 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 330 annual job openings, and 7,250 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $47,820 to $176,020 with $77,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.99 to $84.62. The median hourly rate was $37.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $36.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.77.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Lawyers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 3,690 $111,100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 2,100 $89,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY 990 $99,920
Evansville, IN-KY 340 $79,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 310 $80,990
Bowling Green, KY 200 $67,270
Clarksville, TN-KY 150 $62,370
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 140 $62,320
Owensboro, KY 130 $74,310

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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