Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

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2024 Workforce

1.16M

Average Age

47.1

Average Salary

$202,907

Average Male Salary

$223,171

Average Female Salary

$174,652

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Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are most often employed by the Legal services industry. The average yearly wage for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers was $202,907 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY, NYC-Manhattan Community District 7--Upper West Side PUMA, NY, and District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC, South Montgomery County--South Bethesda & Chevy Chase PUMA, MD, and District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workforce. Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workforce in 2024 was 1,159,895 people, of which 41.8% were women and 58.2% were men.

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are paid most in Central Mountain PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

675,470

Male Workforce

± 20.1k

484,425

Female Workforce

± 17.1k

The Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workforce in 2024 was 1,159,895 people (41.8% women and 58.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.9% between 2014 (913,957) and 2024 (1,159,895).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($250,747), District of Columbia ($239,707), and Connecticut ($238,976).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$202,907

AVERAGE WAGE

#5 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers earned an average of $202,907, $133,029 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.377

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.377, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers and on wages for those in the field. Legal services is the industry that employs the most Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, by average wage, is Furniture & home furnishings retailers ($551,876).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.16M

2024 Workforce

± 26,342

1.62%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.17%

This graphic shows the share of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers employed by various industries. Legal services employs the largest share of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers at 79.1%, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities with 15.6% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.85%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in the US. The workforce of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in 2024 was 1,159,895 people, with 41.8% woman, and 58.2% men. The average age of male Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in the workforce is 49.2 and of female Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is 44.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in 2024 was 1,159,895 people, with 41.8% woman, and 58.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (169,674 people), 40 to 44 years (156,535 people), and 30 to 34 years (145,804 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 8.23% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workers were Hispanic and 91.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (36.3%), Puerto Rican (18.7)%, and Cuban (11.4)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.7% of the Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workforce were White, of which 38.3% were women and 61.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.25%) and Black (6.26%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is Social Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Legal.

Among the necessary skills for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers need more than the average amount of Negotiation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Social Sciences (338,652 people), Business (164,757 people), and History (101,495 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workers were Graduate Degree (1,054,019 people), Bachelors Degree (77,931 people), and Some college (9,722 people).

The graphic shows the Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking.