{"meta":{"dataset":"lawyer-wages","title":"Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23734840","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23734840","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23734839","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23734840, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23734840","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are wage and employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, kept for marketing planning. They cover employees only, not owners or partners.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/lawyer-wages/areas/10180.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/lawyer-wages/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"10180","records":[{"id":"lawyer-wages:10180:231011:2025","dataset":"lawyer-wages","area":"10180","areaName":"Abilene, TX","areaType":"metro","soc":"23-1011","occupation":"Lawyers","year":2025,"status":"P","text":"Lawyers in Abilene, TX: 160 employed, mean annual wage $137,180 (May 2025). Median $122,560.","value":137180,"unit":"US dollars per year (mean annual wage)","employment":160,"meanAnnual":137180,"medianAnnual":122560,"p10":45480,"p25":87660,"p75":163220,"p90":268380,"locationQuotient":0.44,"employmentRsePct":10.1,"wageRsePct":6.4,"sources":[{"label":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, series OEUM001018000000023101104","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","table":"Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates","series_id":"OEUM001018000000023101104","release":"May 2025","vintage":"OEWS May 2025 estimates, BLS Public Data API, read 2026-10-28","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; sampling error 10%; checked within 400 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"lawyer-wages:10180:232011:2025","dataset":"lawyer-wages","area":"10180","areaName":"Abilene, TX","areaType":"metro","soc":"23-2011","occupation":"Paralegals and legal assistants","year":2025,"status":"P","text":"Paralegals and legal assistants in Abilene, TX: 80 employed, mean annual wage $56,430 (May 2025). Median $58,700.","value":56430,"unit":"US dollars per year (mean annual wage)","employment":80,"meanAnnual":56430,"medianAnnual":58700,"p10":34530,"p25":44570,"p75":63560,"p90":76690,"locationQuotient":0.4,"employmentRsePct":20.2,"wageRsePct":5.2,"sources":[{"label":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, series OEUM001018000000023201104","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","table":"Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates","series_id":"OEUM001018000000023201104","release":"May 2025","vintage":"OEWS May 2025 estimates, BLS Public Data API, read 2026-10-28","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"sampling error 20% (15-30%)"},{"id":"lawyer-wages:10180:436012:2025","dataset":"lawyer-wages","area":"10180","areaName":"Abilene, TX","areaType":"metro","soc":"43-6012","occupation":"Legal secretaries and administrative assistants","year":2025,"status":"P","text":"Legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Abilene, TX: 40 employed, mean annual wage $49,360 (May 2025). Median $46,370.","value":49360,"unit":"US dollars per year (mean annual wage)","employment":40,"meanAnnual":49360,"medianAnnual":46370,"p10":36150,"p25":37070,"p75":57210,"p90":69450,"locationQuotient":0.52,"employmentRsePct":20.7,"wageRsePct":4.2,"sources":[{"label":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, series OEUM001018000000043601204","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","table":"Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates","series_id":"OEUM001018000000043601204","release":"May 2025","vintage":"OEWS May 2025 estimates, BLS Public Data API, read 2026-10-28","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"sampling error 21% (15-30%)"}]}