Legal Occupations: salaries

U.S. median pay and employment for 8 legal occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$117,860$56.6716,370
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$75,530$36.319,210
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$153,990$74.0324,030
Judicial Law Clerk$64,920$31.2113,290
Lawyer$159,670$76.76754,500
Legal Support Workers, All Other$72,110$34.6746,760
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,890$30.24392,880
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$58,650$28.2048,580