Offices of lawyers in North Carolina 5,406 establishments · 27,208 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
5,406
Employment
27,208
Avg Annual Pay
$104,320
State Rank
#8 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
5,406
189,717
2.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$104,320
$136,372
-$32,052 (-23.5%)
Location quotient
0.92
1.00
8% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.0
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 0.92 means offices of lawyers are 8% under-represented in North Carolina'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