State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Oregon
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Oregon, $138,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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%
Oregon
Lawyers
- Median
- $138,210
- p25
- $99,450
- p75
- $195,620
- p10
- $73,610
- p90
- $263,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.