State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Mississippi
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Mississippi, $91,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.2% — not 112.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+112.8%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+67.2%
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%
Mississippi
Lawyers
- Median
- $91,690
- p25
- $63,650
- p75
- $130,170
- p10
- $47,670
- p90
- $176,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.