Offices of Lawyers · Washington
Offices of Lawyers in Washington
NAICS 541110 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Offices of Lawyers in Washington
Offices of Lawyers (NAICS 541110) in Washington reports 21,105 workers across 3,489 establishments, with $2.7B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.9% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Washington is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Washington accounts for 2.1% of the national Offices of Lawyers establishment count (3,489 of 165,491), according to Census County Business Patterns.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Offices of Lawyers employees in Washington is $129,881/yr, versus a national average of $125,580/yr. Washington pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.
Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Offices of Lawyers is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Offices of Lawyers national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Washington overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
21,105
Establishments
3,489
Annual Payroll
$2.7B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$129,881/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Washington vs National avg
Employment
Washington share of national
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2025
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