This statistic depicts the hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, broken down by greater metropolitan areas. During the 2019 survey, with an average hourly rate of 398 U.S. dollars, New York was the most expensive metropolitan area in legal services.
Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by greater metropolitan area*
(in U.S. dollars)
* Limited to large metropolitan areas
Survey method not stated by the source.
Survey region excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Values prior to 2019 were taken from previous editions.
2018 baseline: 1,968
2017 baseline: 2,915
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Clio. (October 18, 2019). Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by greater metropolitan area* (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941146/legal-services-hourly-rates-metropolitan-region-united-states/
Clio. "Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by greater metropolitan area* (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941146/legal-services-hourly-rates-metropolitan-region-united-states/
Clio. (2019). Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by greater metropolitan area* (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941146/legal-services-hourly-rates-metropolitan-region-united-states/
Clio. "Hourly Rates of Lawyers in The United States from 2017 to 2019, by Greater Metropolitan Area* (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941146/legal-services-hourly-rates-metropolitan-region-united-states/
Clio, Hourly rates of lawyers in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by greater metropolitan area* (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941146/legal-services-hourly-rates-metropolitan-region-united-states/ (last visited July 08, 2020)
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