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What lawyers make
Median
$159,670
Bottom tenth
$78,360
Top tenth
$351,600
The national median is $159,670 a year, the bottom tenth earn $78,360 or less and the top tenth $351,600 or more, in the 2025 federal wage survey. These are the published figures for lawyers as a whole, because employment lawyers are not counted separately.