Lawyers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$193,390avg. a year
$92.98 an hour · 16,810 employed
Lawyers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $193,390 a year. That is $13,020 (7%) more than the Texas average of $180,370. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$157,980Median pay
$92.98Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
16,810Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1280 jobs
Midland, TX
$203,400
$97.79 an hour
217,110 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$188,640
$90.69 an hour
37,540 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$184,630
$88.77 an hour
4110 jobs
Odessa, TX
$169,910
$81.69 an hour
54,020 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$169,120
$81.31 an hour
6340 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$166,990
$80.29 an hour
7260 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$160,130
$76.99 an hour
8500 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$158,920
$76.41 an hour
9740 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$158,140
$76.03 an hour
10280 jobs
Waco, TX
$152,730
$73.43 an hour
1190 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$152,590
$73.36 an hour
12780 jobs
El Paso, TX
$152,370
$73.25 an hour
13310 jobs
Tyler, TX
$148,430
$71.36 an hour
14410 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$144,980
$69.70 an hour
15470 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$137,770
$66.24 an hour
1690 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$137,490
$66.10 an hour
1770 jobs
Victoria, TX
$137,390
$66.05 an hour
18160 jobs
Abilene, TX
$137,180
$65.95 an hour
19240 jobs
Laredo, TX
$133,860
$64.36 an hour
20240 jobs
Longview, TX
$133,500
$64.19 an hour
21850 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$130,680
$62.83 an hour
2260 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$130,320
$62.66 an hour
2380 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$130,080
$62.54 an hour
24120 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$128,620
$61.84 an hour
25390 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$123,180
$59.22 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $69,250 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $123,040 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $121,750 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $61,390 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $70,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $193,390 a year, and the median is $157,980. About 16,810 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $13,020 (7%) more than the Texas average of $180,370.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.