Legal Careers

Median pay and job outlook for 2 legal careers, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data — ranked by median annual salary.

Occupation	Median / yr	Median / hr	Job outlook
Lawyer	$159,670	$76.76	+8% Faster than average
Paralegal	$62,890	$30.24	+4% As fast as average

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