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What lawyers make
All lawyers median
$159,670
Bottom tenth
$78,360
Top tenth
$351,600
The national median is $159,670 a year and the bottom tenth are near $78,360. Read that honestly: the federal wage survey has one line for all Lawyers, from corporate partners to public defenders. Immigration work is done mostly in small firms and nonprofits, so it sits below the middle of this range far more often than above it.