SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025
How much do Lawyers make in Utica-Rome, NY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Utica-Rome, NY is $130,100. The 10th percentile is $72,470 and the 90th percentile is $304,610. Employment is 250.
Median annual wage
$130,100
- 10th percentile
- $72,470
- 25th percentile
- $99,980
- Median
- $130,100
- 75th percentile
- $192,660
- 90th percentile
- $304,610
- Mean
- $157,560
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $72,470 and the 90th percentile is $304,610. The difference is $232,140, which is 178.4% 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 $99,980 to the 75th at $192,660, covers $92,680.
The mean annual wage is $157,560, which sits above the median of $130,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Utica-Rome, NY median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,379, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 37.4% lower than the New York median of $207,860.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Utica-Rome, NY is 92.678, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $140,379 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Utica-Rome, NY ranks 12th of 26 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).).
- Syracuse, NY is 56 miles away, with a median of $128,910 and employment of 1,190. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,643, against $140,379 here.
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 64 miles away, with a median of $136,970 and employment of 70. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $156,198, against $140,379 here.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 73 miles away, with a median of $131,310 and employment of 3,180. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,882, against $140,379 here.
Employment share
Lawyers accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Utica-Rome, NY (250 of 118,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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 Utica-Rome, NY · 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 Utica-Rome, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Utica-Rome, NY is $130,100. The 10th percentile is $72,470 and the 90th percentile is $304,610. Employment is 250.
How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?
The local median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $159,670.
What is Lawyers pay in Utica-Rome, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Utica-Rome, NY is 92.678, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $130,100 is $140,379. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Utica-Rome, NY compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?
Syracuse, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $128,910. Utica-Rome, NY ranks 12th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.