State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Alabama vs New York
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In Alabama, $131,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.9% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.5%
Alabama vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-22.9%
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%
New York
Lawyers
- Median
- $207,860
- p25
- $127,580
- p75
- $322,120
- p10
- $85,200
- p90
- $391,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.