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23-0000 Legal Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	21,720	456	$66.16/hr	$25.31/hr	$37.12/hr	$51.94/hr	$83.83/hr	>$100/hr
U S	1,305,620	10,445	$68.95/hr	$24.41/hr	$32.03/hr	$50.66/hr	$86.30/hr	>$100/hr

Leading Industries for Legal Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	50	$58.10/hr
Manufacturing	210	$98.47/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	120	$69.26/hr
Information	70	$85.62/hr
Financial Activities	1,380	$70.93/hr
Professional and Business Services	14,340	$48.45/hr
Education and Health Services	160	$67.61/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	30	$78.58/hr
Other Services	160	$52.12/hr
Public Administration	5,210	$55.07/hr

Other Regional Data for Legal Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	130	$39.06/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$34.65/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	270	$40.24/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	290	$34.21/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	320	$39.44/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	440	$42.89/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	510	$38.48/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	540	$38.12/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	550	$42.30/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	570	$39.08/hr	3.7%
Southwest Minnesota	600	$39.15/hr	4.2%
Northwest Balance of State	780	$40.69/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	840	$39.41/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	850	$40.28/hr	3.5%
Northwest Minnesota	890	$40.10/hr	3.1%
Central Minnesota	1,050	$43.24/hr	4.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	16,910	$55.95/hr	6.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	17,530	$54.63/hr	N/A
Minnesota	21,720	$51.94/hr	5.8%