Lawyers salary in Binghamton, NY

Median pay for lawyers in Binghamton, NY: $110,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,000 – $210,750 · about 290 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$9,090 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Binghamton

With Binghamton's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $110,750 has the buying power of about $120,263 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,271 · median home $198,435 · median rent $1,313/mo.

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How Binghamton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Binghamton, NY is 116th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Binghamton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 105th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Binghamton sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Binghamton

A median home in Binghamton, NY costs $198,435 — about 1.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,313/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Binghamton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Binghamton	Rent vs Binghamton
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+116%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+96%	2.5×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+75%	2.2×
New York, NY	$185,790	+68%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Binghamton	Rent vs Binghamton
New York, NY	$185,790	+68%	2.7×
Rochester, NY	$129,950	+17%	1.2×
Albany, NY	$119,950	+8%	1.3×
Syracuse, NY	$116,350	+5%	1.2×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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