United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Lawyers Aged 16yrs+
Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) of full-time workers aged 16 years and above in the United States for lawyers, was $2,420; median weekly earnings of male lawyers was $2,687, and that of females in the same occupation was $2,169.

The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time lawyers in the United States from 2002 to 2022.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Lawyers Aged 16yrs+ ($)
Both Genders
Men
Women
U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Lawyers Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Both Genders ($) Men ($) Women ($)
2002 1486 1616 1237
2003 1560 1619 1413
2004 1561 1710 1255
2005 1609 1748 1354
2006 1728 1891 1333
2007 1591 1783 1381
2008 1751 1875 1509
2009 1757 1934 1449
2010 1757 1895 1461
2011 1774 1884 1631
2012 1909 2055 1636
2013 1880 1986 1566
2014 1807 1915 1590
2015 1886 1914 1717
2016 1897 2086 1619
2017 1901 2105 1753
2018 1947 2202 1762
2019 2043 2202 1878
2020 2097 2324 1665
2021 2252 2495 1912
2022 2420 2687 2169