State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In South Dakota, $102,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.3% — not 103.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.7%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+67.3%
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%
South Dakota
Lawyers
- Median
- $102,040
- p25
- $85,640
- p75
- $141,270
- p10
- $76,920
- p90
- $234,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.