SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Bloomington, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Bloomington, IN is $103,460. The 10th percentile is $67,350 and the 90th percentile is $209,280. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$103,460

10th percentile
$67,350
25th percentile
$83,990
Median
$103,460
75th percentile
$171,040
90th percentile
$209,280
Mean
$134,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $67,350 and the 90th percentile is $209,280. The difference is $141,930, which is 137.2% 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 $83,990 to the 75th at $171,040, covers $87,050.

The mean annual wage is $134,940, which sits above the median of $103,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IN median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,809, which is 31.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.4% lower than the Indiana median of $126,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $108,809 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Bloomington, IN ranks 19th of 29 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).).

  • Terre Haute, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $135,290 and employment of 210. That median is 30.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,094, against $108,809 here.
  • Columbus, IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $105,790 and employment of 70. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,749, against $108,809 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $124,530 and employment of 2,000. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,797, against $108,809 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IN (210 of 73,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Bloomington, IN · Lawyers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Lawyers make in Bloomington, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Bloomington, IN is $103,460. The 10th percentile is $67,350 and the 90th percentile is $209,280. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Bloomington, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $103,460 is $108,809. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bloomington, IN compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Terre Haute, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $135,290. Bloomington, IN ranks 19th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.