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Lawyers in Texas

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

15.4% Jobs Projection
$127,550 Median Salary
3,250 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Lawyers Work in Texas?

42,590 people worked as Lawyers in 2018 in this state.

There were 42,870 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are growing at a rate of 15.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,250 annual job openings, and 62,480 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $63,680 to $208,000 with $127,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $30.62 to $100. The median hourly rate was $61.32.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $60.52 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.80.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Lawyers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 13,810 $139,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 12,670 $154,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX 5,880 $100,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 3,420 $98,440
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 540 n/a
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 450 $118,290
Lubbock, TX 410 $99,590
Tyler, TX 400 $74,140
Waco, TX 270 $105,660
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 270 $87,240
Amarillo, TX 230 $108,740
College Station-Bryan, TX 200 $85,950
Longview, TX 190 $118,430
Killeen-Temple, TX 190 $103,460
Laredo, TX 150 $104,930
Abilene, TX 100 $102,210
Odessa, TX 90 $113,920
Texarkana, TX-AR 90 $68,980
Wichita Falls, TX 90 $82,940
Sherman-Denison, TX 80 $99,950
San Angelo, TX 70 $84,470
Victoria, TX 70 n/a

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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