How much do Lawyers make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $84,840 and the 90th percentile is $344,160. The difference is $259,320, which is 152.0% 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 $119,970 to the 75th at $220,630, covers $100,660.

The mean annual wage is $186,600, which sits above the median of $170,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $166,410, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $157,180.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $170,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $166,410 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 4th of 33 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).).

• Vineland, NJ is 40 miles away, with a median of $108,910 and employment of 140. That median is 36.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,486, against $166,410 here.
• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $138,760 and employment of 2,470. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,483, against $166,410 here.
• Reading, PA is 48 miles away, with a median of $125,830 and employment of 440. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,641, against $166,410 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.66% of wage-and-salary employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (19,040 of 2,897,830). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.