This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the United States from 2017 to 2019, broken down by practice type. During the 2019 survey, attorneys employed by a small firm reported annual earnings of 210,000 U.S. dollars per year.
Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Martindale. (June 22, 2020). Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/
Martindale. "Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/
Martindale. (2020). Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/
Martindale. "Average Annual Income from Billable Hours of Attorneys in The U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by Practice Type (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/
Martindale, Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by practice type (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Martindale, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869560/us-legal-services-average-income-by-practice-type/