State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Louisiana
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Louisiana, $104,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 87.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.4%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
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%
Louisiana
Lawyers
- Median
- $104,100
- p25
- $76,540
- p75
- $159,100
- p10
- $50,140
- p90
- $227,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.