Lawyers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$224,840avg. a year
$108.10 an hour · 94,610 employed
Lawyers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $224,840 a year. That is $4,660 (2%) more than the New York average of $220,180. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$208,880Median pay
$108.10Average hourly
+2%vs. New York average
94,610Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
11,710 jobs
Rochester, NY
$180,460
$86.76 an hour
2910 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$164,780
$79.22 an hour
3130 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$160,930
$77.37 an hour
4250 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$157,560
$75.75 an hour
51,190 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$156,340
$75.16 an hour
63,180 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$150,520
$72.36 an hour
770 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$149,190
$71.73 an hour
8160 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$148,600
$71.44 an hour
980 jobs
Elmira, NY
$148,210
$71.25 an hour
10300 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$147,600
$70.96 an hour
11220 jobs
Kingston, NY
$143,660
$69.07 an hour
122,930 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$143,440
$68.96 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $80,260 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $188,200 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $126,620 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $76,690 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $82,530 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $71,580 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $224,840 a year, and the median is $208,880. About 94,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $4,660 (2%) more than the New York average of $220,180.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 10.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.05 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.