Our October issue features the top 20 cities for young attorneys based on earning potential, the size of the legal population, number of young people and culture and night life. Washington D.C. ranked No. 1, with New York City at No. 20. You can read the story here. But we ranked 71 cities, so where do the rest fall?
New Orleans picks up at No. 21, right behind New York City and at the very bottom — Little Rock, Arkansas.
City | Reported Median Salary | Buying Power Index | Salary Required to Yield New York City Buying Power* | % of young people (25-34) | % of pop. In legal occupation | Number of firms | Culture Score | |
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21 | New Orleans, LA | $90,000 | 1.256 | $71,645 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 1000 | 7.5 |
22 | Palo Alto, CA | $160,000 | 1.387 | $115,340 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 417 | 8 |
23 | Menlo Park, CA | $160,000 | 1.387 | $115,340 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 136 | 9.5 |
24 | Austin, TX | $93,500 | 1.324 | $70,610 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 1928 | 3 |
25 | Baltimore, MD | $87,000 | 0.986 | $88,210 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 1052 | 9.5 |
26 | San Diego, CA | $90,000 | 0.921 | $97,670 | 17.6 | 2 | 2685 | 9 |
27 | Orlando, FL | $57,500 | 0.796 | $72,240 | 20.6 | 3.2 | 1082 | 3.5 |
28 | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1.339 | $74,680 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 1377 | 9 |
29 | Pittsburgh, PA | $78,000 | 1.153 | $67,650 | 16.9 | 1.7 | 1072 | 8 |
30 | Portland, OR | $67,000 | 0.815 | $82,220 | 19.6 | 1.7 | 1255 | 7.5 |
31 | Sacramento, CA | $75,000 | 0.874 | $85,840 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 1364 | 7 |
32 | Fort Worth, TX | $79,000 | 1.174 | $67,280 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 979 | 7 |
33 | Cincinnati, OH | $65,000 | 0.937 | $69,350 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 942 | 6.5 |
34 | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 | 1.384 | $72,240 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 908 | 6.5 |
35 | Milwaukee, WI | $90,000 | 1.197 | $75,190 | 16.2 | 0.9 | 839 | 8 |
36 | Columbus, OH | $72,000 | 1.06 | $67,950 | 18.9 | 1.4 | 1198 | 6.5 |
37 | Tampa, FL | $60,000 | 0.878 | $68,318 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 1452 | 7 |
38 | Phoenix, AZ | $102,000 | 1.371 | $74,380 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 1633 | 7 |
39 | Newark, NJ | $135,000 | 1.409 | $95,820 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 416 | 9.5 |
40 | Miami, FL | $85,000 | 1.085 | $78,370 | 16.5 | 1.9 | 2904 | 8 |
41 | Nashville, TN | $90,000 | 1.369 | $65,730 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 798 | 4.5 |
42 | Birmingham, AL | $105,000 | 1.564 | $67,135 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 953 | 3 |
43 | Charleston, WV | $72,000 | 1.052 | $68,470 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 289 | 5.5 |
44 | Long Beach, CA | $72,000 | 0.715 | $100,700 | 15.9 | 1.4 | 627 | 10 |
45 | Columbia, SC | $65,000 | 0.876 | $74,160 | 17.5 | 4 | 603 | 3 |
46 | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1.362 | $73,420 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 775 | 8 |
47 | Rochester, NY | $88,000 | 1.191 | $73,860 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 500 | 7 |
48 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $62,000 | 0.725 | $85,470 | 14.4 | 3 | 1523 | 5 |
49 | Raleigh, NC | $67,750 | 0.934 | $72,530 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 702 | 3 |
50 | Richmond, VA | $65,000 | 0.842 | $77,190 | 17.2 | 1.9 | 661 | 5 |
51 | Charlotte, NC | $82,500 | 1.197 | $68,910 | 17.6 | 1.2 | 771 | 3.5 |
52 | Buffalo, NY | $60,000 | 0.848 | $70,760 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 579 | 6.5 |
53 | San Jose, CA | $80,000 | 0.694 | $115,340 | 15.4 | 1 | 1110 | 8 |
54 | Memphis, TN | $70,000 | 1.073 | $65,210 | 15.2 | 1.1 | 707 | 5.5 |
55 | Omaha, NE | $77,000 | 1.181 | $65,210 | 15.5 | 1.2 | 540 | 4.5 |
56 | Albany, NY | $50,000 | 0.626 | $79,850 | 17 | 1.6 | 480 | 6 |
57 | Jacksonville, FL | $55,000 | 0.801 | $68,690 | 14.9 | 0.8 | 957 | 7 |
58 | Tulsa, OK | $57,500 | 0.88 | $65,360 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 865 | 4 |
59 | Las Vegas, NV | $80,000 | 1.063 | $75,270 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 1391 | 3 |
60 | Southfield, MI | $51,250 | 0.697 | $73,490 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 575 | 8.5 |
61 | Hartford, CT | $83,000 | 0.922 | $89,980 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 669 | 6 |
62 | Baton Rouge, LA | $54,500 | 0.768 | $70,980 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 765 | 2 |
63 | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 | 1.061 | $70,680 | 14.9 | 1 | 1747 | 2.5 |
64 | Jackson, MS | $93,750 | 1.308 | $71,645 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 590 | 1 |
65 | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 0.854 | $70,240 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 961 | 3 |
66 | Des Moines, IA | $60,000 | 0.893 | $67,210 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 444 | 3.5 |
67 | Charleston, SC | $50,000 | 0.689 | $72,610 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 512 | 1 |
68 | Oklahoma City, OK | $50,000 | 0.737 | $67,800 | 15.8 | 990 | 4.5 | |
69 | Dayton, OH | $62,000 | 0.917 | $67,580 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 389 | 4.5 |
70 | Louisville, KY | $57,500 | 0.888 | $64,770 | 14.3 | x | 855 | 4 |
71 | Little Rock, AR | $54,000 | 0.753 | $71,275 | 16.3 | 1 | 570 | 2.5 |