State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Delaware
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Delaware, $173,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+1.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Delaware
Lawyers
- Median
- $173,510
- p25
- $130,630
- p75
- $226,190
- p10
- $101,200
- p90
- $354,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.