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.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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