State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Lawyers in Washington earn a median of $154,130. In Oregon, $138,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 10.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Washington
Lawyers
- Median
- $154,130
- p25
- $111,080
- p75
- $205,130
- p10
- $94,260
- p90
- $298,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.