Lawyers pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$180,920avg. a year
$86.98 an hour · 9,210 employed
Lawyers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $180,920 a year. That is $10,980 (6%) more than the Washington average of $169,940. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$164,980Median pay
$86.98Average hourly
+6%vs. Washington average
9,210Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
15,170 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$164,090
$78.89 an hour
2230 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$153,860
$73.97 an hour
3220 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$146,040
$70.21 an hour
480 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$144,750
$69.59 an hour
5230 jobs
Yakima, WA
$140,210
$67.41 an hour
6770 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$135,500
$65.14 an hour
740 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$134,910
$64.86 an hour
8630 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$134,560
$64.69 an hour
9190 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$132,730
$63.81 an hour
1050 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$126,510
$60.82 an hour
1150 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$123,060
$59.16 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $92,230 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $156,660 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $140,060 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $85,210 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $74,930 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $95,210 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $180,920 a year, and the median is $164,980. About 9,210 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $10,980 (6%) more than the Washington average of $169,940.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.