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Lawyer Salary by City

Median lawyer pay in 244 big U.S. cities, and how much of it rent takes.

  1. 1
    Peoria, ILrent takes 8.6% of pay
    $161,150/year
  2. 2
    Birmingham, ALrent takes 9.1% of pay
    $170,230/year
  3. 3
    Pasadena, TXrent takes 9.5% of pay
    $157,980/year
  4. 4
    Cedar Rapids, IArent takes 10.2% of pay
    $137,570/year
  5. 5
    Toledo, OHrent takes 10.5% of pay
    $113,920/year
  6. 6
    Laredo, TXrent takes 10.6% of pay
    $125,900/year
  7. 7
    McAllen, TXrent takes 10.6% of pay
    $115,920/year
  8. 8
    El Paso, TXrent takes 10.6% of pay
    $140,550/year
  9. 9
    Lansing, MIrent takes 10.7% of pay
    $128,610/year
  10. 10
    Newark, NJrent takes 10.7% of pay
    $208,880/year

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CityMedian payRentRent / pay
New York, NY$208,880$2,80616.1%
Los Angeles, CA$194,410$2,49815.4%
Chicago, IL$165,660$1,98314.4%
Houston, TX$157,980$1,53311.6%
Phoenix, AZ$135,670$1,89316.7%
Philadelphia, PA$170,660$1,81412.8%
San Antonio, TX$137,690$1,46312.8%
San Diego, CA$178,220$3,01120.3%
Dallas, TX$168,510$1,76012.5%
San Jose, CA$301,320$3,04612.1%
Austin, TX$153,330$1,93215.1%
Jacksonville, FL$127,920$1,71916.1%
Fort Worth, TX$168,510$1,77512.6%
Columbus, OH$137,810$1,61114.0%
Charlotte, NC$157,180$1,88114.4%
San Francisco, CA$212,500$3,20118.1%
Seattle, WA$164,980$2,27316.5%
Denver, CO$177,380$2,06514.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$103,490$1,32715.4%
Nashville, TN$142,540$1,88115.8%
Washington, DC$195,190$2,37014.6%
El Paso, TX$140,550$1,24610.6%
Boston, MA$183,350$3,11220.4%
Las Vegas, NV$150,510$1,80614.4%
Portland, OR$155,330$1,87414.5%
Detroit, MI$134,980$1,34712.0%
Louisville, KY$124,530$1,27812.3%
Memphis, TN$134,440$1,39912.5%
Baltimore, MD$132,400$1,61914.7%
Milwaukee, WI$131,100$1,28411.8%
Albuquerque, NM$114,610$1,40114.7%
Tucson, AZ$107,510$1,35815.2%
Fresno, CA$162,680$1,78913.2%
Sacramento, CA$178,540$2,15214.5%
Mesa, AZ$135,670$1,82616.2%
Kansas City, MO$134,640$1,53513.7%
Atlanta, GA$138,210$1,99917.4%
Omaha, NE$131,730$1,44813.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$106,320$1,90121.5%
Raleigh, NC$131,920$1,82216.6%
Miami, FL$160,320$2,53819.0%
Virginia Beach, VA$133,380$1,92417.3%
Long Beach, CA$194,410$2,27914.1%
Oakland, CA$212,500$2,51114.2%
Minneapolis, MN$159,620$1,64912.4%
Tulsa, OK$108,220$1,20413.4%
Bakersfield, CA$150,900$2,01816.0%
Tampa, FL$127,490$2,21620.9%
Wichita, KS$121,510$1,16211.5%
Arlington, TX$168,510$1,64811.7%
Aurora, CO$177,380$2,08714.1%
New Orleans, LA$121,290$1,50814.9%
Cleveland, OH$134,680$1,27711.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$120,870$2,22622.1%
Anaheim, CA$194,410$2,56615.8%
Henderson, NV$150,510$2,04416.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$111,040$1,46315.8%
Stockton, CA$174,880$1,94213.3%
Orlando, FL$136,970$1,95517.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$129,180$1,51614.1%
Santa Ana, CA$194,410$2,65416.4%
Irvine, CA$194,410$3,40521.0%
Cincinnati, OH$130,980$1,37912.6%
Newark, NJ$208,880$1,86710.7%
St. Paul, MN$159,620$1,44310.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$133,040$1,62114.6%
Greensboro, NC$126,960$1,49614.1%
Lincoln, NE$101,300$1,32815.7%
Jersey City, NJ$208,880$2,94616.9%
Durham, NC$132,790$1,79716.2%
Plano, TX$168,510$2,01014.3%
Anchorage, AK$153,590$1,65112.9%
St. Louis, MO$142,690$1,29710.9%
Gilbert, AZ$135,670$2,27020.1%
Chandler, AZ$135,670$2,07018.3%
North Las Vegas, NV$150,510$2,05616.4%
Madison, WI$124,130$1,72316.7%
Buffalo, NY$130,800$1,39712.8%
Chula Vista, CA$178,220$2,80818.9%
Reno, NV$163,380$1,78313.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$126,520$1,24211.8%
Toledo, OH$113,920$99410.5%
Lubbock, TX$124,410$1,30112.5%
St. Petersburg, FL$127,490$2,04419.2%
Laredo, TX$125,900$1,11010.6%
Irving, TX$168,510$1,89213.5%
Chesapeake, VA$133,380$1,84916.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$126,250$1,45713.8%
Scottsdale, AZ$135,670$2,28720.2%
Boise City, ID$109,780$1,71118.7%
Arlington, VA$195,190$2,66616.4%
Norfolk, VA$133,380$1,62814.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$132,360$2,47022.4%
Spokane, WA$123,880$1,48914.4%
Richmond, VA$144,910$1,64413.6%
Fremont, CA$212,500$3,18018.0%
Huntsville, AL$133,220$1,36412.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$102,070$1,10713.0%
Tacoma, WA$164,980$1,94414.1%
Modesto, CA$164,010$1,98814.5%
Cape Coral, FL$129,450$2,33921.7%
Des Moines, IA$134,560$1,26611.3%
Fayetteville, NC$107,950$1,53017.0%
Rochester, NY$148,150$1,33110.8%
Salt Lake City, UT$136,990$1,60814.1%
Worcester, MA$129,400$1,95218.1%
Columbus, GA$104,120$1,31415.1%
Little Rock, AR$97,870$1,27715.7%
Mobile, AL$130,490$1,25711.6%
Amarillo, TX$130,580$1,21911.2%
Tallahassee, FL$103,320$1,48017.2%
Augusta, GA$123,960$1,45814.1%
Sioux Falls, SD$112,260$1,31414.0%
Oxnard, CA$185,520$2,47416.0%
Overland Park, KS$134,640$1,81016.1%
Grand Rapids, MI$129,360$1,75116.2%
Birmingham, AL$170,230$1,2919.1%
Montgomery, AL$125,290$1,30412.5%
Vancouver, WA$155,330$1,89414.6%
Knoxville, TN$126,520$1,54414.6%
Providence, RI$133,000$1,96417.7%
Glendale, CA$194,410$2,59716.0%
Akron, OH$126,270$1,12910.7%
Brownsville, TX$103,100$1,20414.0%
Tempe, AZ$135,670$1,95317.3%
Paradise, NV$150,510$1,53212.2%
Chattanooga, TN$147,640$1,53712.5%
Fort Lauderdale, FL$160,320$2,10915.8%
Newport News, VA$133,380$1,53813.8%
Shreveport, LA$98,900$1,04012.6%
Eugene, OR$111,850$1,60717.2%
Cary, NC$131,920$2,05018.6%
Salem, OR$156,070$1,69013.0%
Santa Rosa, CA$181,560$2,39315.8%
Clarksville, TN$119,430$1,53715.4%
Fort Collins, CO$131,380$1,85316.9%
Springfield, MO$103,790$1,16913.5%
Salinas, CA$166,940$2,41217.3%
Murfreesboro, TN$142,540$1,87815.8%
Killeen, TX$129,430$1,29312.0%
Alexandria, VA$195,190$2,32914.3%
Macon, GA$108,200$1,27614.2%
Roseville, CA$178,540$2,71018.2%
Kansas City, KS$134,640$1,31711.7%
Springfield, MA$123,320$1,45814.2%
Charleston, SC$127,280$2,11720.0%
Sunnyvale, CA$301,320$3,15812.6%
Denton, TX$168,510$1,62011.5%
Bellevue, WA$164,980$2,70419.7%
Naperville, IL$165,660$2,17115.7%
Pasadena, TX$157,980$1,2579.5%
Bridgeport, CT$180,610$1,87512.5%
Savannah, GA$123,050$1,71816.8%
Rockford, IL$103,190$1,21814.2%
Jackson, MS$104,460$1,28114.7%
Syracuse, NY$128,910$1,32812.4%
Gainesville, FL$132,160$1,51013.7%
McAllen, TX$115,920$1,02610.6%
Visalia, CA$150,140$1,89215.1%
Waco, TX$130,230$1,34912.4%
Torrance, CA$194,410$2,82917.5%
Metairie, LA$121,290$1,16711.5%
Columbia, SC$105,200$1,39415.9%
Orange, CA$194,410$2,89617.9%
Warren, MI$134,980$1,44412.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$137,570$1,16810.2%
Stamford, CT$180,610$2,89019.2%
Pasadena, CA$194,410$2,99718.5%
Midland, TX$163,090$1,88713.9%
Dayton, OH$104,170$1,14013.1%
Kent, WA$164,980$2,01614.7%
New Haven, CT$166,080$2,01014.5%
Fargo, ND$111,090$1,08011.7%
Santa Clara, CA$301,320$3,30913.2%
Palm Bay, FL$129,640$1,87017.3%
Columbia, MO$107,890$1,35715.1%
Abilene, TX$122,560$1,24512.2%
Round Rock, TX$153,330$1,87114.6%
Athens, GA$105,360$1,42616.2%
Allentown, PA$126,160$1,59415.2%
Topeka, KS$102,500$1,14813.4%
Thousand Oaks, CA$185,520$3,30021.3%
College Station, TX$134,800$1,34312.0%
Vallejo, CA$170,530$2,49217.5%
Rochester, MN$129,270$1,70415.8%
West Palm Beach, FL$160,320$2,18816.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$132,920$1,93617.5%
Lafayette, LA$111,160$1,09611.8%
Hartford, CT$157,200$1,53211.7%
The Woodlands, TX$157,980$2,15016.3%
Wilmington, NC$109,620$1,73018.9%
Berkeley, CA$212,500$2,35513.3%
Lakeland, FL$122,870$1,67616.4%
North Charleston, SC$127,280$1,74916.5%
Billings, MT$104,150$1,50817.4%
Cambridge, MA$183,350$3,38322.1%
Richardson, TX$168,510$1,96314.0%
Clearwater, FL$127,490$2,16820.4%
High Point, NC$126,960$1,24811.8%
Evansville, IN$107,050$1,11512.5%
Manchester, NH$125,190$2,05519.7%
Odessa, TX$133,340$1,44413.0%
Elgin, IL$165,660$1,98814.4%
Waterbury, CT$157,380$1,53411.7%
Provo, UT$130,370$1,37512.7%
Carlsbad, CA$178,220$3,58224.1%
Las Cruces, NM$110,140$1,26713.8%
Pompano Beach, FL$160,320$2,33717.5%
Springfield, IL$131,400$1,26411.5%
Beaumont, TX$131,680$1,23611.3%
Lansing, MI$128,610$1,14910.7%
Peoria, IL$161,150$1,1528.6%
Everett, WA$164,980$1,95114.2%
Pueblo, CO$113,170$1,28313.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$114,100$1,24813.1%
Greeley, CO$132,990$1,75715.9%
Santa Maria, CA$170,970$1,98713.9%
Costa Mesa, CA$194,410$2,96818.3%
Sugar Land, TX$157,980$2,04115.5%
Ventura, CA$185,520$2,44315.8%
Tyler, TX$130,390$1,38912.8%
Concord, NC$157,180$1,92914.7%
Hillsboro, OR$155,330$2,22717.2%
Centennial, CO$177,380$2,26415.3%
Dearborn, MI$134,980$1,60114.2%
Sandy Springs, GA$138,210$2,00217.4%
Spokane Valley, WA$123,880$1,72016.7%
Green Bay, WI$119,370$1,30713.1%
Renton, WA$164,980$2,41717.6%
New Braunfels, TX$137,690$1,72415.0%
Edinburg, TX$115,920$1,20312.5%
Burbank, CA$194,410$2,55315.8%
Columbia, MD$132,400$2,29120.8%
Bend, OR$123,930$2,12320.6%
San Mateo, CA$212,500$3,35819.0%
South Bend, IN$103,050$1,28415.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$106,780$1,25014.0%
Conroe, TX$157,980$1,56711.9%
Chico, CA$131,710$1,67515.3%
St. George, UT$117,490$2,02220.7%
Davenport, IA$124,850$1,26212.1%
Albany, NY$131,310$1,65615.1%
Boca Raton, FL$160,320$2,93221.9%
Yuma, AZ$126,730$1,63215.5%