Lawyers salary in Mobile, AL

Median pay for lawyers in Mobile, AL: $124,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,470 – $220,420 · about 640 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$4,290 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Mobile

With Mobile's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $124,130 has the buying power of about $139,884 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,247 · median home $197,857 · median rent $1,323/mo.

Full Mobile cost of living & taxes →

How Mobile ranks for this job

On raw pay, Mobile, AL is 78th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Mobile's cost of living is applied, it ranks 42nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Mobile is one of the places where lawyers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Mobile

A median home in Mobile, AL costs $197,857 — about 1.6× 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 $1,323/mo works out at 13% 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 Mobile.

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+93%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+75%	2.5×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+56%	2.2×
New York, NY	$185,790	+50%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
Birmingham, AL	$137,860	+11%	1.1×
Huntsville, AL	$132,700	+7%	1×
Montgomery, AL	$108,950	−12%	1.1×
Daphne, AL	$101,080	−19%	1.3×

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

Who hires lawyers around Mobile

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• City of Mobile · Government

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