Average Lawyers Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

BLS tracks 6,270 lawyers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for lawyers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 6,270
How common this job is here: 1.14×; Similar to the national average.

Where lawyers earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for lawyers this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

California: $95.09/hr
District of Columbia: $92.25/hr
Massachusetts: $86.08/hr
New York: $85.20/hr
Delaware: $83.03/hr
Colorado: $80.75/hr
Connecticut: $76.56/hr
New Jersey: $76.19/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $103.41/hr
Midland, MI: $100.69/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $98.99/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $97.81/hr
Vallejo, CA: $94.70/hr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $93.63/hr
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: $92.69/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $92.25/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for lawyers from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.1%; 35,900 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 31,500; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

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