SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025
How much do Lawyers make in Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Reno, NV is $163,380. The 10th percentile is $102,140 and the 90th percentile is $356,180. Employment is 630.
Median annual wage
$163,380
- 10th percentile
- $102,140
- 25th percentile
- $118,750
- Median
- $163,380
- 75th percentile
- $210,740
- 90th percentile
- $356,180
- Mean
- $206,210
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $102,140 and the 90th percentile is $356,180. The difference is $254,040, which is 155.5% 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 $118,750 to the 75th at $210,740, covers $91,990.
The mean annual wage is $206,210, which sits above the median of $163,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Reno, NV median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $161,740, which is 1.3% 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 Nevada median of $150,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $163,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $161,740 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 9 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).).
- Carson City, NV is 77 miles away, with a median of $142,500 and employment of 170. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,216, against $161,740 here.
- Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $131,710 and employment of 140. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,152, against $161,740 here.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $178,540 and employment of 7,620. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $167,376, against $161,740 here.
Employment share
Lawyers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (630 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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 Reno, NV · 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 Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Reno, NV is $163,380. The 10th percentile is $102,140 and the 90th percentile is $356,180. Employment is 630.
How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?
The local median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $159,670.
What is Lawyers pay in Reno, NV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $163,380 is $161,740. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Reno, NV compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?
Carson City, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $142,500. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.