State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In West Virginia, $102,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.3% — not 102.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.9%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+68.3%
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%
West Virginia
Lawyers
- Median
- $102,420
- p25
- $80,640
- p75
- $145,270
- p10
- $64,950
- p90
- $206,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.