State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Nevada
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Nevada, $150,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
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%
Nevada
Lawyers
- Median
- $150,510
- p25
- $122,470
- p75
- $200,970
- p10
- $96,010
- p90
- $414,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.