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1,957Legal Jobs in the USA
1,957 legal openings nationwide. Pick a state below or browse the newest national listings.
Legal hiring in the USA: the current picture
There are 1,957 legal openings in the USA. Employers added at least 350 new legal postings in the USA in the past week — more than a tenth of everything currently live.
Hiring is concentrated: Morgan & Morgan, P.A. alone accounts for roughly 12% of open roles, with CGS Federal and prosidianconsulting next in line. Of postings that specify a schedule, 95% are full-time. Remote work is a real option here: 397 listings (20%) are remote-eligible.
For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for legal occupations in the United States at $140,000 (median $103,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What do legal jobs pay in the USA?
1,416 of the 1,957legal postings in the USA list pay (72%). Among those, the median posted salary is about $128,000 a year, and 66% advertise $100K or more.
Based on the 1,416 postings that list pay. Postings without listed pay are excluded.
Top employers hiring now
- Morgan & Morgan, P.A.244
- CGS Federal216
- prosidianconsulting114
- Amazon.com Services99
- LewisAssociates90
- The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC69
- Barnes60
- Lewis Brisbois60
Legal Jobs by state
- California 727
- New York 311
- Texas 254
- District of Columbia 179
- Florida 161
- Washington 160
- Virginia 157
- Michigan 139
- Pennsylvania 120
- Georgia 115
- New Jersey 103
- North Carolina 81
- Arizona 60
- Ohio 56
- Maryland 55
- Massachusetts 52
- Illinois 50
- Minnesota 50
- Tennessee 50
- Missouri 36
- New Hampshire 36
- Utah 34
- Kentucky 26
- Connecticut 22
- South Carolina 22
- Wisconsin 22
- Nevada 19
- Louisiana 18
- Nebraska 17
- Alabama 14
- Kansas 14
- Oregon 13
- Indiana 12
- West Virginia 11
- Delaware 10
- Mississippi 10
- New Mexico 10
- Oklahoma 9
- Colorado 8
- Arkansas 7
- Iowa 5
- Alaska 4
- Rhode Island 4
- South Dakota 4
- Montana 3
- North Dakota 2
- Idaho 1
- Hawaii
- Maine
- Vermont
- Wyoming
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Frequently asked questions
How many legal jobs are open in the USA?
There are 1,957 legal job postings in the USA. At least 350 of them were posted within the past week.
What do legal jobs pay in the USA?
Among the 1,416 postings that list pay, the median advertised salary is about $128,000 a year, and 66% offer $100K or more. Use the salary tool above to see where a specific number ranks.
Who is hiring for legal jobs in the USA?
The employers with the most open legal roles in the USA are Morgan & Morgan, P.A. (244 openings), CGS Federal (216), and prosidianconsulting (114). Every listing links directly to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Are there remote legal jobs in the USA?
Yes — 397 of the legal postings in the USA are remote-eligible (about 20% of the market).