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States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
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States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
by E. Mazareanu,
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Apr 3, 2019
This statistic shows the states with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018. People employed in legal occupations in the state of California earned a mean annual wage of 130,560 U.S. dollars as of May 2018.
States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
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by E. Mazareanu,
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Apr 3, 2019
This statistic shows the states with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018. People employed in legal occupations in the state of California earned a mean annual wage of 130,560 U.S. dollars as of May 2018.
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