SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $178,540. The 10th percentile is $80,540 and the 90th percentile is $284,610. Employment is 7,620.

Median annual wage

$178,540

10th percentile
$80,540
25th percentile
$128,420
Median
$178,540
75th percentile
$209,650
90th percentile
$284,610
Mean
$187,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $80,540 and the 90th percentile is $284,610. The difference is $204,070, which is 114.3% 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 $128,420 to the 75th at $209,650, covers $81,230.

The mean annual wage is $187,020, which sits above the median of $178,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $167,376, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.5% lower than the California median of $195,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $178,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $167,376 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 4th of 18 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).).

  • Yuba City, CA is 37 miles away, with a median of $139,710 and employment of 90. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,036, against $167,376 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $174,880 and employment of 490. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,411, against $167,376 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $170,530 and employment of 220. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,201, against $167,376 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.71% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (7,620 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $178,540. The 10th percentile is $80,540 and the 90th percentile is $284,610. Employment is 7,620.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $178,540 is $167,376. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Yuba City, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $139,710. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 4th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.