State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In New Hampshire, $120,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52% — not 61.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.5%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+52%
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%
New Hampshire
Lawyers
- Median
- $120,810
- p25
- $97,080
- p75
- $194,690
- p10
- $65,670
- p90
- $358,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.