Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

1.16M

Average Age

47.1

Average Salary

$202,907

Average Male Salary

$223,171

Average Female Salary

$174,652

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.

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