State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Maryland
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Maryland, $139,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
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%
Maryland
Lawyers
- Median
- $139,110
- p25
- $102,270
- p75
- $185,220
- p10
- $81,730
- p90
- $269,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.