How much do Lawyers make in Lynchburg, VA?

Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $69,590 and the 90th percentile is $252,140. The difference is $182,550, which is 149.5% 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 $81,450 to the 75th at $170,760, covers $89,310.

The mean annual wage is $147,240, which sits above the median of $122,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lynchburg, VA median is 23.5% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,645, which is 14.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27% lower than the Virginia median of $167,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lynchburg, VA is 89.363, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $136,645 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Lynchburg, VA ranks 16th of 34 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).).

• Roanoke, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $134,440 and employment of 480. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,605, against $136,645 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $149,430 and employment of 390. That median is 22.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,717, against $136,645 here.
• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 55 miles away, with a median of $103,530 and employment of 80. That median is 15.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,609, against $136,645 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Lynchburg, VA (250 of 97,190). 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.