Criminal Law

Criminal Defense Lawyer Cost
by City — 2026

COL-adjusted prices across 161 US cities · Updated March 2026

New York, NY$11,475Los Angeles, CA$10,795Chicago, IL$9,350Houston, TX$8,075Phoenix, AZ$8,670Philadelphia, PA$9,180San Antonio, TX$7,650San Diego, CA$11,050Dallas, TX$8,330San Jose, CA$13,600Austin, TX$8,925Jacksonville, FL$7,650Fort Worth, TX$8,075Columbus, OH$7,480Charlotte, NC$8,245Indianapolis, IN$7,395San Francisco, CA$14,875Seattle, WA$10,880Denver, CO$9,520Nashville, TN$8,500Oklahoma City, OK$6,970El Paso, TX$6,630Washington, DC$12,580Las Vegas, NV$8,415Louisville, KY$7,225Memphis, TN$6,970Portland, OR$10,030Baltimore, MD$9,180Milwaukee, WI$7,650Albuquerque, NM$7,225Tucson, AZ$6,970Fresno, CA$8,075Mesa, AZ$8,500Kansas City, MO$7,480Atlanta, GA$8,755Omaha, NE$7,395Colorado Springs, CO$8,330Raleigh, NC$8,670Long Beach, CA$10,880Virginia Beach, VA$8,500Minneapolis, MN$9,180Tampa, FL$8,330Boston, MA$9,180Miami, FL$8,925New Orleans, LA$7,480Arlington, TX$8,075Bakersfield, CA$7,820Honolulu, HI$16,150Anaheim, CA$12,325Aurora, CO$9,180Santa Ana, CA$10,880Corpus Christi, TX$6,970Riverside, CA$9,350St. Louis, MO$7,480Pittsburgh, PA$8,075Cincinnati, OH$7,395Greensboro, NC$7,480Lincoln, NE$7,225Orlando, FL$8,330St. Paul, MN$8,925Jersey City, NJ$11,050Chandler, AZ$8,670Plano, TX$8,670Buffalo, NY$7,480Henderson, NV$8,415Fort Wayne, IN$6,800Gilbert, AZ$8,925Glendale, AZ$8,330Scottsdale, AZ$10,030Madison, WI$8,075Baton Rouge, LA$7,225Lubbock, TX$6,630Des Moines, IA$7,395Garland, TX$7,820Irving, TX$8,330Hialeah, FL$8,075Fremont, CA$12,325Richmond, VA$8,330Boise, ID$8,500Birmingham, AL$6,800Rochester, NY$7,480Spokane, WA$7,480Modesto, CA$7,820Fayetteville, NC$6,970Tacoma, WA$8,925San Bernardino, CA$7,820Fontana, CA$8,330Moreno Valley, CA$7,820Glendale, CA$11,050Akron, OH$6,970Yonkers, NY$11,220Columbus, GA$6,630Huntington Beach, CA$12,325Aurora, IL$7,820Salt Lake City, UT$9,180Tallahassee, FL$7,480Grand Rapids, MI$7,480Huntsville, AL$7,480Worcester, MA$9,180Knoxville, TN$6,970Newport News, VA$7,650Providence, RI$9,180Brownsville, TX$6,120Santa Clarita, CA$11,475Garden Grove, CA$10,880Oceanside, CA$10,880Chattanooga, TN$6,970Fort Collins, CO$8,925Shreveport, LA$6,630Rancho Cucamonga, CA$8,925Santa Rosa, CA$11,050Port Arthur, TX$6,375Tempe, AZ$8,670Cape Coral, FL$8,330Oxnard, CA$9,775Eugene, OR$8,925Peoria, IL$6,970Salem, OR$8,330Cary, NC$8,925Corona, CA$9,350Springfield, MO$6,800Fort Lauderdale, FL$8,925Jackson, MS$6,120Alexandria, VA$12,070Hayward, CA$12,325Lancaster, CA$8,075Salinas, CA$9,775Palmdale, CA$8,075Sunnyvale, CA$14,450Pomona, CA$9,775Escondido, CA$10,200Kansas City, KS$7,480Savannah, GA$7,650Surprise, AZ$8,330Pasadena, TX$7,480Rockford, IL$6,800Torrance, CA$11,730Paterson, NJ$9,180Bridgeport, CT$9,180Macon, GA$6,375Cedar Rapids, IA$7,395Columbia, SC$7,225Hampton, VA$7,480Sterling Heights, MI$7,820Warren, MI$7,480Waco, TX$6,800Syracuse, NY$7,225Columbia, MO$7,480Hollywood, FL$8,670Lakewood, CO$8,925Metairie, LA$7,650Clarksville, TN$6,970Mesquite, TX$7,820Concord, CA$10,625Killeen, TX$6,630Visalia, CA$7,480Sioux Falls, SD$7,225Bellevue, WA$12,325Roseville, CA$9,180Fayetteville, AR$7,820Gainesville, FL$7,650