State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Missouri
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Missouri, $133,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
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%
Missouri
Lawyers
- Median
- $133,450
- p25
- $89,900
- p75
- $197,110
- p10
- $67,020
- p90
- $299,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.