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Lawyers salary in Florida

SOC 23-1011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$133,180
per year in Florida
Middle half
$99,720–$196,100
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
55,210
in Florida
Concentration
1.15×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Florida
$133,180
published median
United States
$159,670
16.6% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
24th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $133,180 median has purchasing power comparable to about $128,783 nationally. Florida's BEA regional price parity is 103.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Florida.

$75,530$301,050

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Doctoral or professional degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Florida

Every linked area below has a published estimate for lawyers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$160,320114.223,2701.70×
2Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$136,970101.45,8900.86×
3North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$136,910102.41,4400.87×
4Port St. Lucie, FL$132,360100.25700.69×
5Gainesville, FL$132,16096.76000.81×
6Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$129,640100.06800.57×
7Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$129,450102.31,0900.74×
8Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$129,05098.32300.83×
9Jacksonville, FL$127,92099.53,7601.01×
10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$127,490100.98,3301.19×
11Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$127,39099.48300.78×
12Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$126,79097.79601.04×
13Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$126,67097.32900.65×
14Wildwood-The Villages, FL$124,70085.4700.37×
15Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$122,87097.17300.56×
16Sebring, FL$110,39092.5600.46×
17Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$106,88097.04200.69×
18Tallahassee, FL$103,32093.92,1702.40×
19Punta Gorda, FL$101,990100.51900.68×
20Homosassa Springs, FL$99,24093.51000.55×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where lawyers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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