Offices of lawyers in Maryland 3,135 establishments · 16,191 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
3,135
Employment
16,191
Avg Annual Pay
$117,355
State Rank
#21 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,135
189,717
1.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$117,355
$136,372
-$19,017 (-13.9%)
Location quotient
1.02
1.00
2% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.2
5.8
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.1%
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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 1.02 means offices of lawyers are 2% over-represented in Maryland's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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