State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Utah
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Utah, $132,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 46.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.9%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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%
Utah
Lawyers
- Median
- $132,830
- p25
- $93,460
- p75
- $212,230
- p10
- $59,990
- p90
- $347,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.