SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Mobile, AL is $130,490. The 10th percentile is $67,340 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. Employment is 560.

Median annual wage

$130,490

10th percentile
$67,340
25th percentile
$79,690
Median
$130,490
75th percentile
$180,320
90th percentile
$239,990
Mean
$143,670

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $67,340 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. The difference is $172,650, which is 132.3% 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 $79,690 to the 75th at $180,320, covers $100,630.

The mean annual wage is $143,670, which sits above the median of $130,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mobile, AL median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $148,119, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Alabama median of $131,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $148,119 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Mobile, AL ranks 1st of 16 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).).

  • Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 27 miles away, with a median of $80,090 and employment of 180. That median is 38.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,581, against $148,119 here.
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 50 miles away, with a median of $87,210 and employment of 380. That median is 33.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,894, against $148,119 here.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $126,790 and employment of 960. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,752, against $148,119 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Mobile, AL (560 of 172,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Lawyers make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Mobile, AL is $130,490. The 10th percentile is $67,340 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. Employment is 560.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Mobile, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $130,490 is $148,119. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mobile, AL compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $80,090. Mobile, AL ranks 1st of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.