State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: New Mexico vs New York
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In New Mexico, $119,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.4%
New Mexico vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Lawyers
- Median
- $119,680
- p25
- $95,910
- p75
- $157,870
- p10
- $76,100
- p90
- $232,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
New York
Lawyers
- Median
- $207,860
- p25
- $127,580
- p75
- $322,120
- p10
- $85,200
- p90
- $391,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.