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Fast Facts for Lawyers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Merced, Bakersfield and Visalia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Santa Ana and San Diego

Salaries for Lawyers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Santa Rosa and San Francisco

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Lawyers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Lawyers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Salinas200N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward16750$188,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara500$135,910
Santa Rosa550$152,510
Chico100$135,690
Yuba City40$124,700
El Centro80$99,780
Modesto290$120,830
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade5900$140,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara5680$218,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville230$153,590
Bakersfield550$130,120
Fresno1190$128,450
San Diego-Carlsbad7570$144,060
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande220$114,990
Stockton-Lodi380$137,500
Vallejo-Fairfield110$136,840
Visalia-Porterville150$121,810
Hanford-Corcoran100N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim37970$178,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura1120$164,010
Redding170$117,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario2650$169,460
Madera80$100,890
Napa180$158,340

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