Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Women are 56% of law students and 39% of practicing lawyers; partner-level gap persists. This page applies Pennsylvania’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for lawyers to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Lawyers in Pennsylvania
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Pennsylvania’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-3.8% vs national) to the national BLS median for female lawyers. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Pennsylvania context
Pennsylvania’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 80.6%, ranking #31 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 30.1% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 4 women from Pennsylvania serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Pennsylvania.
Other professions in Pennsylvania
Women lawyers in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female lawyers in Pennsylvania?
Estimated at $103,480 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female lawyers ($107,588) adjusted by Pennsylvania’s overall wage environment (-3.8% vs national).
What is the pay gap for lawyers in Pennsylvania?
Estimated at 27.3%, or about $38,896 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Pennsylvania compare nationally on pay equity?
Pennsylvania ranks #31 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
23-1011 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.