Lawyers salary in Cleveland, OH

Median pay for lawyers in Cleveland, OH: $106,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,540 – $233,130 · about 5,640 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$13,240 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Cleveland

With Cleveland's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $106,600 has the buying power of about $116,630 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,481 · median home $252,210 · median rent $1,461/mo.

Full Cleveland cost of living & taxes →

How Cleveland ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cleveland, OH is 132nd of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Cleveland's cost of living is applied, it ranks 118th.

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

What that salary buys in Cleveland

A median home in Cleveland, OH costs $252,210 — about 2.4× 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 $1,461/mo works out at 16% 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 Cleveland.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+124%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+104%	2.2×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+82%	2×
New York, NY	$185,790	+74%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
Cincinnati, OH	$127,140	+19%	1.1×
Columbus, OH	$123,540	+16%	1×
Toledo, OH	$120,560	+13%	0.9×
Akron, OH	$120,050	+13%	0.9×

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

Who hires lawyers around Cleveland

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• KeyBank · Finance

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