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11.5% Jobs Projection
$144,150 Median Salary
4,660 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Lawyers Work in New York?

76,840 people worked as Lawyers in 2018 in this state.

There were 73,560 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,660 annual job openings, and a total of 93,900 jobs for New York Lawyers in 2026.

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

What do Lawyers Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $65,800 to $208,000 with $144,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $31.64 to $100. The median hourly rate was $69.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $68.75 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York Metros for Lawyers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 80,900 $150,500
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 3,370 $100,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 2,920 $91,680
Rochester, NY 1,850 $91,020
Syracuse, NY 1,190 $85,840
Utica-Rome, NY 330 $95,520
Binghamton, NY 290 $74,550
Kingston, NY 160 $74,340
Glens Falls, NY 140 $87,540
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 80 $88,160
Ithaca, NY 80 $107,080
Elmira, NY 70 $92,800

Top States for Lawyers Employment

View the list below to see 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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