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48 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 23-1011” (soc) for Lawyers. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 1,078 | 5.1 | $81,719 | licence | Lawyer (Attorney) |
| TX | 839 | 7.7 | $75,285 | licence | ATTORNEY |
| NY | 455 | 5.2 | $70,997 | exam | Lawyer |
| PA | 429 | 8.7 | $52,786 | exam | Lawyer |
| VA | 417 | 5.4 | $77,088 | exam | Attorney |
| OH | 386 | 6.6 | $60,095 | licence | Lawyer |
| MD | 325 | 5.6 | $74,097 | licence | ATTORNEY (LAWYER) |
| CA | 308 | 9.6 | $83,810 | licence | Lawyer |
| TN | 277 | 6.6 | $63,526 | not matched | — |
| LA | 269 | 4.3 | $55,146 | exam | Attorney |
| NJ | 263 | 7.4 | $65,949 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| AZ | 233 | 7.6 | $78,943 | licence | Attorney |
| MN | 195 | 6.1 | $55,353 | licence | Lawyer Registration |
| OK | 194 | 8.4 | $53,510 | exam | Attorney (Lawyer) |
| IL | 187 | 6.6 | $68,158 | licence | LAWYER (ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - NEWLY REGIST |
| MI | 187 | 10.1 | $55,442 | exam | Attorney |
| WI | 178 | 6.8 | $59,042 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| GA | 171 | 9.3 | $73,061 | exam | Lawyer |
| IN | 167 | 7.7 | $57,796 | exam | Licensed Lawyer |
| AR | 154 | 7.4 | $55,714 | licence | Attorney |
| MO | 150 | 7.2 | $54,260 | exam | Attorney; Attorney (Temporary) |
| UT | 125 | 7.1 | $70,305 | licence | ATTORNEY / LAWYERS |
| AL | 113 | 5.2 | $62,095 | licence | Licensed Attorney at Law; Licensed Behavior Analyst |
| CO | 104 | 9.9 | $80,314 | exam | Attorney; Foreign Legal Consultant |
| SC | 94 | 3.6 | $49,564 | not matched | — |
| WA | 92 | 9.1 | $69,493 | exam | Attorney; Lawyer |
| MA | 74 | 4.7 | $90,194 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| KS | 72 | 6.9 | $57,417 | exam | Attorney/Lawyer |
| ID | 64 | 10.0 | $80,995 | exam | Attorney |
| NV | 62 | 3.9 | $161,172 | not matched | — |
| KY | 62 | 6.9 | $58,451 | exam | Attorney |
| NC | 55 | 8.9 | $96,179 | exam | Attorney; Attorney Privilege |
| RI | 48 | 6.8 | $69,834 | exam | Attorney and Counselor |
| MT | 41 | 5.0 | $59,374 | exam | Lawyers |
| NH | 38 | 6.5 | $63,757 | exam | Attorney |
| MS | 38 | 6.4 | $68,021 | exam | Attorney Certificate; Licensed Attorney |
| ME | 37 | 4.2 | $66,427 | exam | Attorney |
| IA | 36 | 8.2 | $44,612 | licence | Lawyer |
| ND | 28 | 9.1 | $57,000 | exam | Attorneys |
| DC | 26 | 5.3 | $91,324 | exam | Attorney |
| WV | 22 | 4.0 | $69,573 | not matched | — |
| OR | 19 | 12.2 | $60,212 | licence | Attorney |
| DE | 19 | 3.2 | $51,067 | exam | Attorney |
| NE | 19 | 7.6 | $45,993 | licence | Attorney/Lawyer |
| NM | 16 | 6.5 | $61,529 | exam | License to Practice Law in New Mexico |
| WY | 15 | 7.1 | $55,245 | exam | LAWYER |
| CT | 12 | 3.0 | $94,389 | not matched | — |
| HI | 10 | 4.0 | $126,125 | exam | Attorney |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.