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Employment Lawyer Cost
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City — 2026
COL-adjusted prices across 161 US cities · Updated March 2026
New York, NY
$8,100
Los Angeles, CA
$7,620
Chicago, IL
$6,600
Houston, TX
$5,700
Phoenix, AZ
$6,120
Philadelphia, PA
$6,480
San Antonio, TX
$5,400
San Diego, CA
$7,800
Dallas, TX
$5,880
San Jose, CA
$9,600
Austin, TX
$6,300
Jacksonville, FL
$5,400
Fort Worth, TX
$5,700
Columbus, OH
$5,280
Charlotte, NC
$5,820
Indianapolis, IN
$5,220
San Francisco, CA
$10,500
Seattle, WA
$7,680
Denver, CO
$6,720
Nashville, TN
$6,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$4,920
El Paso, TX
$4,680
Washington, DC
$8,880
Las Vegas, NV
$5,940
Louisville, KY
$5,100
Memphis, TN
$4,920
Portland, OR
$7,080
Baltimore, MD
$6,480
Milwaukee, WI
$5,400
Albuquerque, NM
$5,100
Tucson, AZ
$4,920
Fresno, CA
$5,700
Mesa, AZ
$6,000
Kansas City, MO
$5,280
Atlanta, GA
$6,180
Omaha, NE
$5,220
Colorado Springs, CO
$5,880
Raleigh, NC
$6,120
Long Beach, CA
$7,680
Virginia Beach, VA
$6,000
Minneapolis, MN
$6,480
Tampa, FL
$5,880
Boston, MA
$6,480
Miami, FL
$6,300
New Orleans, LA
$5,280
Arlington, TX
$5,700
Bakersfield, CA
$5,520
Honolulu, HI
$11,400
Anaheim, CA
$8,700
Aurora, CO
$6,480
Santa Ana, CA
$7,680
Corpus Christi, TX
$4,920
Riverside, CA
$6,600
St. Louis, MO
$5,280
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,700
Cincinnati, OH
$5,220
Greensboro, NC
$5,280
Lincoln, NE
$5,100
Orlando, FL
$5,880
St. Paul, MN
$6,300
Jersey City, NJ
$7,800
Chandler, AZ
$6,120
Plano, TX
$6,120
Buffalo, NY
$5,280
Henderson, NV
$5,940
Fort Wayne, IN
$4,800
Gilbert, AZ
$6,300
Glendale, AZ
$5,880
Scottsdale, AZ
$7,080
Madison, WI
$5,700
Baton Rouge, LA
$5,100
Lubbock, TX
$4,680
Des Moines, IA
$5,220
Garland, TX
$5,520
Irving, TX
$5,880
Hialeah, FL
$5,700
Fremont, CA
$8,700
Richmond, VA
$5,880
Boise, ID
$6,000
Birmingham, AL
$4,800
Rochester, NY
$5,280
Spokane, WA
$5,280
Modesto, CA
$5,520
Fayetteville, NC
$4,920
Tacoma, WA
$6,300
San Bernardino, CA
$5,520
Fontana, CA
$5,880
Moreno Valley, CA
$5,520
Glendale, CA
$7,800
Akron, OH
$4,920
Yonkers, NY
$7,920
Columbus, GA
$4,680
Huntington Beach, CA
$8,700
Aurora, IL
$5,520
Salt Lake City, UT
$6,480
Tallahassee, FL
$5,280
Grand Rapids, MI
$5,280
Huntsville, AL
$5,280
Worcester, MA
$6,480
Knoxville, TN
$4,920
Newport News, VA
$5,400
Providence, RI
$6,480
Brownsville, TX
$4,320
Santa Clarita, CA
$8,100
Garden Grove, CA
$7,680
Oceanside, CA
$7,680
Chattanooga, TN
$4,920
Fort Collins, CO
$6,300
Shreveport, LA
$4,680
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
$6,300
Santa Rosa, CA
$7,800
Port Arthur, TX
$4,500
Tempe, AZ
$6,120
Cape Coral, FL
$5,880
Oxnard, CA
$6,900
Eugene, OR
$6,300
Peoria, IL
$4,920
Salem, OR
$5,880
Cary, NC
$6,300
Corona, CA
$6,600
Springfield, MO
$4,800
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$6,300
Jackson, MS
$4,320
Alexandria, VA
$8,520
Hayward, CA
$8,700
Lancaster, CA
$5,700
Salinas, CA
$6,900
Palmdale, CA
$5,700
Sunnyvale, CA
$10,200
Pomona, CA
$6,900
Escondido, CA
$7,200
Kansas City, KS
$5,280
Savannah, GA
$5,400
Surprise, AZ
$5,880
Pasadena, TX
$5,280
Rockford, IL
$4,800
Torrance, CA
$8,280
Paterson, NJ
$6,480
Bridgeport, CT
$6,480
Macon, GA
$4,500
Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,220
Columbia, SC
$5,100
Hampton, VA
$5,280
Sterling Heights, MI
$5,520
Warren, MI
$5,280
Waco, TX
$4,800
Syracuse, NY
$5,100
Columbia, MO
$5,280
Hollywood, FL
$6,120
Lakewood, CO
$6,300
Metairie, LA
$5,400
Clarksville, TN
$4,920
Mesquite, TX
$5,520
Concord, CA
$7,500
Killeen, TX
$4,680
Visalia, CA
$5,280
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,100
Bellevue, WA
$8,700
Roseville, CA
$6,480
Fayetteville, AR
$5,520
Gainesville, FL
$5,400