State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: New York vs Oregon
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In Oregon, $138,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.1% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.4%
New York vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+44.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.