SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $174,880. The 10th percentile is $94,110 and the 90th percentile is $239,200. Employment is 490.

Median annual wage

$174,880

10th percentile
$94,110
25th percentile
$129,320
Median
$174,880
75th percentile
$205,110
90th percentile
$239,200
Mean
$181,830

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $94,110 and the 90th percentile is $239,200. The difference is $145,090, which is 83.0% 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 $129,320 to the 75th at $205,110, covers $75,790.

The mean annual wage is $181,830, which sits above the median of $174,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 9.5% higher than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $166,411, 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 10.4% lower than the California median of $195,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $174,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $166,411 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 6th of 20 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).).

  • Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $164,010 and employment of 370. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,538, against $166,411 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $170,530 and employment of 220. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,201, against $166,411 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $212,500 and employment of 18,470. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $183,803, against $166,411 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (490 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Stockton-Lodi, 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $174,880. The 10th percentile is $94,110 and the 90th percentile is $239,200. Employment is 490.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 9.5% higher than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Stockton-Lodi, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $174,880 is $166,411. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Stockton-Lodi, CA compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $164,010. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 6th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.