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State comparison · 2025

Lawyers salary: Oregon vs Washington

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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
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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%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.