Legal Occupations

8 detailed occupations in this SOC major group.

Group employment
1,305,620
Group mean annual wage
$139,510
Group median annual wage
$102,500
OccupationSOCEmploymentMedian annual
Lawyers23-1011754,500$159,670
Paralegals and Legal Assistants23-2011392,880$62,890
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers23-209348,580$58,650
Legal Support Workers, All Other23-209946,760$72,110
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates23-102324,030$153,990
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers23-102116,370$117,860
Judicial Law Clerks23-101213,290$64,920
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators23-10229,210$75,530

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates.