State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Alabama vs California
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Alabama, $131,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.4%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-15.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Lawyers
- Median
- $131,970
- p25
- $82,920
- p75
- $181,440
- p10
- $62,310
- p90
- $249,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
California
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,080
- p25
- $131,120
- p75
- $277,140
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $369,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.