SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Duluth, MN-WI is $129,120. The 10th percentile is $65,470 and the 90th percentile is $246,800. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$129,120

10th percentile
$65,470
25th percentile
$95,000
Median
$129,120
75th percentile
$173,010
90th percentile
$246,800
Mean
$151,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $65,470 and the 90th percentile is $246,800. The difference is $181,330, which is 140.4% 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 $95,000 to the 75th at $173,010, covers $78,010.

The mean annual wage is $151,310, which sits above the median of $129,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,458, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $155,140.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $129,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $145,458 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $118,860 and employment of 300. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,635, against $145,458 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $159,620 and employment of 10,160. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,277, against $145,458 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $116,320 and employment of 170. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,350, against $145,458 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (260 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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 Duluth, MN-WI · 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 Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Duluth, MN-WI is $129,120. The 10th percentile is $65,470 and the 90th percentile is $246,800. Employment is 260.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Duluth, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $129,120 is $145,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Duluth, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

St. Cloud, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 157 miles away, at $118,860. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.