How much do Lawyers make in Albany, GA?

Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $51,930 and the 90th percentile is $244,050. The difference is $192,120, which is 185.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $74,350 to the 75th at $136,970, covers $62,620.

The mean annual wage is $122,720, which sits above the median of $103,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany, GA median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,069, which is 26.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.2% lower than the Georgia median of $134,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, GA is 87.669, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $118,069 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Albany, GA ranks 19th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 63 miles away, with a median of $118,750 and employment of 120. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,614, against $118,069 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 69 miles away, with a median of $104,120 and employment of 290. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,601, against $118,069 here.
• Valdosta, GA is 76 miles away, with a median of $101,000 and employment of 130. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,420, against $118,069 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany, GA (150 of 58,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.