Offices of lawyers in Virginia 3,950 establishments · 22,755 employees · 2024

Firms (VA)
3,950
Employment
22,755
Avg Annual Pay
$120,991
State Rank
#14 of 52

How Virginia compares to national

MetricVirginiaNationalVirginia vs. U.S.
Establishments3,950189,7172.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay$120,991$136,372-$15,381 (-11.3%)
Location quotient0.801.0020% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)5.85.8
Year-over-year firm growth-2.1%

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.80 means offices of lawyers are 20% under-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for offices of lawyers

RankStateFirmsAvg Pay
1 California 23,565 $150,505
2 Florida 19,718 $126,273
3 Texas 15,536 $134,736
4 New York 12,545 $182,876
5 Illinois 7,412 $159,260
6 Georgia 7,070 $117,024
7 Pennsylvania 5,621 $139,223
8 North Carolina 5,406 $104,320
9 New Jersey 5,299 $128,544
10 Ohio 4,745 $100,618
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541110. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json