Lawyers · SOC 23-1011
Lawyer Salary in the Florida
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Florida
Figures describe the state of Florida as a whole.
Lawyers in the Florida earned a median of $133,180 per year ($64.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $75,530 at the 10th percentile to $301,050 at the 90th. BLS estimates 55,210 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Lawyers in the Florida earn more than $133,180 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $99,720 and $196,100.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $75,530 | $99,720 | $133,180 | $196,100 | $301,050 |
| Hourly | $36.31 | $47.94 | $64.03 | $94.28 | $144.74 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Florida$133,180 median for Florida; middle half earns $99,720 to $196,100
- United Statesnational$159,670 median for United States; middle half earns $102,990 to $221,370
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Florida
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for lawyers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Floridathis page$133,180 median for Florida; middle half earns $99,720 to $196,100
- $160,320 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $102,630 to $212,070
- $136,970 median for Orlando metro area; middle half earns $99,750 to $179,310
- $136,910 median for North Port metro area; middle half earns $103,810 to $187,980
- $132,360 median for Port St. Lucie metro area; middle half earns $99,430 to $171,660
- $132,160 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $90,790 to $139,160
- $129,640 median for Palm Bay metro area; middle half earns $91,780 to $191,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.