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Lawyers salary in Orlando, FL

Median pay for lawyers in Orlando, FL: $124,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,720 – $239,200 · about 5,790 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$4,170 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Orlando

With Orlando's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $124,010 has the buying power of about $122,069 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,551 · median home $387,733 · median rent $1,977/mo.

Full Orlando cost of living & taxes →

How Orlando ranks for this job

On raw pay, Orlando, FL is 80th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Orlando's cost of living is applied, it ranks 100th.

The headline number flatters Orlando. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, lawyers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Orlando

A median home in Orlando, FL costs $387,733 — about 3.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,977/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Orlando.

MetroMedian payvs OrlandoRent vs Orlando
San Jose, CA $239,200 +93% 1.8×
San Francisco, CA $217,340 +75% 1.6×
Los Angeles, CA $194,020 +56% 1.5×
New York, NY $185,790 +50% 1.8×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs OrlandoRent vs Orlando
Miami, FL $129,770 +5% 1.4×
Cape Coral, FL $118,350 −5%
North Port, FL $117,870 −5% 1.1×
Naples, FL $115,890 −7% 1.4×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 183 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.