Pay distribution $61,430 10th $80,000 25th $164,300 75th $232,700 90th
Half of Lawyers in the Macon metro area earn more than $108,200 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $80,000 and $164,300.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $61,430 $80,000 $108,200 $164,300 $232,700 Hourly $29.53 $38.46 $52.02 $78.99 $111.87
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 Macon metro areathis metro area
$108,200 median for Macon metro area; middle half earns $80,000 to $164,300
$134,830 median for Georgia; middle half earns $84,460 to $202,800
$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 −20% vs Georgia overall and −32% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $74,410 $150,047 $225,683 $301,320 Rome, GA — $74,410 Arecibo, PR — $77,470 Hammond, LA — $78,110 Aguadilla, PR — $78,480 Mansfield, OH — $79,820 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $80,090 Jacksonville, NC — $81,660 Greenville, NC — $82,880 Lima, OH — $83,260 Altoona, PA — $83,390 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $84,590 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $87,210 Hattiesburg, MS — $87,570 Beckley, WV — $87,930 Enid, OK — $87,980 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $88,100 Dalton, GA — $91,730 Lawton, OK — $92,000 Pocatello, ID — $92,280 Jonesboro, AR — $92,510 Hot Springs, AR — $92,700 Jefferson City, MO — $93,320 Johnstown, PA — $93,710 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $93,840 Gadsden, AL — $94,220 Springfield, OH — $94,470 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $94,600 Monroe, LA — $94,720 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $94,760 Idaho Falls, ID — $95,300 Joplin, MO-KS — $96,190 Florence, SC — $96,790 Bowling Green, KY — $96,830 Paducah, KY-IL — $96,960 Lewiston, ID-WA — $97,020 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $97,300 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $97,330 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $97,370 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $97,460 Owensboro, KY — $97,620 Elizabethtown, KY — $97,770 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $97,870 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $98,070 Cheyenne, WY — $98,590 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $98,850 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $98,900 Homosassa Springs, FL — $99,240 Rocky Mount, NC — $99,420 Rapid City, SD — $99,430 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $100,420 Missoula, MT — $100,490 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $100,560 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $100,650 Chambersburg, PA — $100,680 Decatur, IL — $100,790 Valdosta, GA — $101,000 Gettysburg, PA — $101,030 Charleston, WV — $101,150 Longview-Kelso, WA — $101,170 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $101,250 Sandusky, OH — $101,270 Lincoln, NE — $101,300 Bay City, MI — $101,540 Lake Charles, LA — $101,690 Sumter, SC — $101,900 Punta Gorda, FL — $101,990 Williamsport, PA — $101,990 Baton Rouge, LA — $102,070 Burlington, NC — $102,120 Muncie, IN — $102,140 Lebanon, PA — $102,460 Topeka, KS — $102,500 Casper, WY — $102,890 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $103,050 Lawrence, KS — $103,070 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $103,100 Logan, UT-ID — $103,120 Grand Island, NE — $103,150 Rockford, IL — $103,190 Tallahassee, FL — $103,320 Bloomington, IN — $103,460 Oklahoma City, OK — $103,490 Albany, GA — $103,510 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $103,530 Springfield, MO — $103,790 Monroe, MI — $104,020 Columbus, GA-AL — $104,120 Billings, MT — $104,150 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $104,170 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $104,210 Kokomo, IN — $104,320 Jackson, MS — $104,460 Grants Pass, OR — $104,520 Saginaw, MI — $104,760 Battle Creek, MI — $104,770 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $104,910 Columbia, SC — $105,200 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $105,240 Twin Falls, ID — $105,240 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $105,360 Asheville, NC — $105,480 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $105,510 Longview, TX — $105,590 Columbus, IN — $105,790 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $105,920 Wausau, WI — $106,290 Colorado Springs, CO — $106,320 Great Falls, MT — $106,450 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $106,500 Bozeman, MT — $106,760 Wichita Falls, TX — $106,780 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $106,880 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $106,900 Kankakee, IL — $107,030 Evansville, IN — $107,050 Hinesville, GA — $107,320 Pittsfield, MA — $107,400 Traverse City, MI — $107,460 Tucson, AZ — $107,510 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $107,560 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $107,620 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $107,740 Flint, MI — $107,830 State College, PA — $107,850 Columbia, MO — $107,890 Fayetteville, NC — $107,950 Farmington, NM — $108,090 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $108,200 Tulsa, OK — $108,220 Helena, MT — $108,410 Kenosha, WI — $108,420 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $108,530 Alexandria, LA — $108,720 Vineland, NJ — $108,910 Bismarck, ND — $109,010 Glens Falls, NY — $109,240 Dubuque, IA — $109,270 Morgantown, WV — $109,300 Wilmington, NC — $109,620 Boise City, ID — $109,780 Las Cruces, NM — $110,140 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $110,380 Sebring, FL — $110,390 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $111,040 Fargo, ND-MN — $111,090 Lafayette, LA — $111,160 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $111,850 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $112,260 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $112,400 Pueblo, CO — $113,170 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $113,210 Grand Junction, CO — $113,610 Toledo, OH — $113,920 Goldsboro, NC — $113,980 Tuscaloosa, AL — $114,100 Minot, ND — $114,180 Albuquerque, NM — $114,610 Morristown, TN — $115,230 Kingston, NY — $115,280 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $115,290 Sheboygan, WI — $115,770 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $115,920 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $116,060 Bangor, ME — $116,240 Eau Claire, WI — $116,320 Johnson City, TN — $117,390 St. George, UT — $117,490 Texarkana, TX-AR — $118,410 Warner Robins, GA — $118,750 St. Cloud, MN — $118,860 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $118,950 Canton-Massillon, OH — $119,210 Green Bay, WI — $119,370 Clarksville, TN-KY — $119,430 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $119,990 Spartanburg, SC — $120,310 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $120,790 Urban Honolulu, HI — $120,870 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $121,290 Wichita, KS — $121,510 Fond du Lac, WI — $121,720 Lynchburg, VA — $122,110 Eagle Pass, TX — $122,150 Santa Fe, NM — $122,430 Abilene, TX — $122,560 Barnstable Town, MA — $122,640 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $122,670 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $122,870 Niles, MI — $123,030 Savannah, GA — $123,050 Springfield, MA — $123,320 Corvallis, OR — $123,650 Victoria, TX — $123,770 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $123,880 Bend, OR — $123,930 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $123,960 Bloomington, IL — $124,100 Madison, WI — $124,130 Manhattan, KS — $124,230 Ogden, UT — $124,390 Lubbock, TX — $124,410 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $124,530 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $124,700 Winchester, VA-WV — $124,760 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $124,850 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $124,970 Wheeling, WV-OH — $124,990 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $125,190 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $125,190 Ames, IA — $125,200 Montgomery, AL — $125,290 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $125,480 Lancaster, PA — $125,510 San Angelo, TX — $125,790 Reading, PA — $125,830 Laredo, TX — $125,900 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $126,160 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $126,220 Winston-Salem, NC — $126,250 Akron, OH — $126,270 York-Hanover, PA — $126,350 Appleton, WI — $126,390 Fort Wayne, IN — $126,520 Knoxville, TN — $126,520 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $126,570 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $126,670 Yuma, AZ — $126,730 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $126,790 Elmira, NY — $126,900 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $126,960 Harrisonburg, VA — $127,070 Iowa City, IA — $127,210 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $127,280 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $127,390 Salisbury, MD — $127,450 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $127,490 Jacksonville, FL — $127,920 Medford, OR — $127,970 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $128,020 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $128,040 Erie, PA — $128,130 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $128,610 Syracuse, NY — $128,910 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $129,050 Duluth, MN-WI — $129,120 Corpus Christi, TX — $129,180 Rochester, MN — $129,270 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $129,360 Worcester, MA — $129,400 Killeen-Temple, TX — $129,430 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $129,450 Binghamton, NY — $129,480 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $129,640 Fairbanks-College, AK — $129,660 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $129,990 Dothan, AL — $129,990 Portland-South Portland, ME — $129,990 Mankato, MN — $130,020 Utica-Rome, NY — $130,100 Waco, TX — $130,230 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $130,370 Tyler, TX — $130,390 Mobile, AL — $130,490 Amarillo, TX — $130,580 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $130,800 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $130,980 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $131,100 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $131,310 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $131,380 Springfield, IL — $131,400 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $131,440 Bellingham, WA — $131,480 Yakima, WA — $131,660 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $131,680 Chico, CA — $131,710 Omaha, NE-IA — $131,730 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $131,920 Cleveland, TN — $131,980 Gainesville, FL — $132,160 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $132,270 Port St. Lucie, FL — $132,360 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $132,400 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $132,790 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $132,900 Ann Arbor, MI — $132,920 Greeley, CO — $132,990 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $133,000 Pittsburgh, PA — $133,040 Huntsville, AL — $133,220 Odessa, TX — $133,340 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $133,380 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $133,730 Jackson, TN — $133,770 Redding, CA — $133,900 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $134,440 Roanoke, VA — $134,440 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $134,560 Kansas City, MO-KS — $134,640 Sherman-Denison, TX — $134,670 Cleveland, OH — $134,680 College Station-Bryan, TX — $134,800 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $134,980 Terre Haute, IN — $135,290 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $135,590 Ithaca, NY — $135,610 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $135,670 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $136,910 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $136,970 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $136,970 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $136,990 Walla Walla, WA — $136,990 Cedar Rapids, IA — $137,570 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $137,690 Columbus, OH — $137,810 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $138,210 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $138,630 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $138,760 Decatur, AL — $139,010 Merced, CA — $139,010 Yuba City, CA — $139,710 El Paso, TX — $140,550 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $141,540 Carson City, NV — $142,500 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $142,540 St. Louis, MO-IL — $142,690 Lexington Park, MD — $143,760 Richmond, VA — $144,910 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $147,640 Rochester, NY — $148,150 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $148,370 Charlottesville, VA — $149,430 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $149,430 Visalia, CA — $150,140 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $150,510 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $150,900 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $153,330 Anchorage, AK — $153,590 Flagstaff, AZ — $154,330 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $155,330 Salem, OR — $156,070 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $157,180 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $157,200 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $157,380 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $157,980 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $159,620 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $160,320 Peoria, IL — $161,150 El Centro, CA — $162,580 Fresno, CA — $162,680 Albany, OR — $162,880 Midland, TX — $163,090 Reno, NV — $163,380 Modesto, CA — $164,010 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $164,790 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $164,980 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $165,660 New Haven, CT — $166,080 Salinas, CA — $166,940 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $168,510 Napa, CA — $168,720 Birmingham, AL — $170,230 Vallejo, CA — $170,530 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $170,660 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $170,970 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $174,880 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $175,780 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $177,380 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $178,220 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $178,540 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $180,610 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $181,560 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $183,350 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $185,520 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $194,410 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $195,190 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $208,880 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $212,500 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $301,320 Macon metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Macon metro area has the 251st-highest published median for this occupation among the 378 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Georgia Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for lawyers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Macon metro areathis page
$108,200 median for Macon metro area; middle half earns $80,000 to $164,300
$138,210 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $89,190 to $216,240
$125,480 median for Brunswick metro area; middle half earns $83,380 to $170,920
$123,960 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $85,050 to $129,530
$123,050 median for Savannah metro area; middle half earns $90,300 to $158,660
$118,750 median for Warner Robins metro area; middle half earns $82,090 to $138,490
$107,320 median for Hinesville metro area; middle half earns $77,110 to $132,440
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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 .