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What lawyers make
Median for the group
$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 (2025 federal wage survey). These are the published figures for Lawyers as a whole, because tax lawyers are not counted separately. Equity partners at firms are owners rather than employees, so the survey does not count what they make.