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Legal

Lawyers, paralegals, judges, and legal support

Occupations

13

Avg Salary

$97,908

Highest Paying

$156,210

Total Employed

3,453,010

All Legal Occupations

OccupationEntry (10%)MedianExperienced (90%)Employed
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates231023$46,520$156,210$216,54025,580
Lawyers231011$72,780$151,160N/A747,750
Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks231010$67,920$148,600N/A760,970
Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers231000$65,610$144,040N/A810,640
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers231020$48,950$123,220$210,89049,670
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers231021$56,970$115,230$203,99016,230
Legal Support Workers, All Other232099$41,510$68,760$176,95047,380
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators231022$46,200$67,710$133,4807,860
Paralegals and Legal Assistants232011$39,710$61,010$98,990367,220
Legal Support Workers232000$39,280$60,930$100,950462,770
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers232090$38,170$60,550$130,51095,550
Judicial Law Clerks231012$42,000$60,400$113,15013,220
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers232093$36,710$54,980$87,24048,170