Exactly 26,860 of the 43,630 law professionals employed in Maryland, work in Baltimore. There has been a 78% growth in the number of law professionals in Baltimore between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for law professionals in Baltimore has increased, overall employment in Baltimore has also increased.

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As the number of law professionals in Baltimore has grown, salaries for law professionals have also increased. In 2010 law professionals in Baltimore reportedly earned an average salary of $64,678 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, law professionals in Baltimore made an average salary of $63,011 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baltimore.

Law professionals in Baltimore earn a median salary of $62,698 per year. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 102%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,353 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $79,577 per year.

Baltimore law professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Baltimore's law professionals are graduates of one of the 6 accredited law schools in the city.

There are a total of 20 degree and certificate programs in law offered by Baltimore's law schools.

Approximately 1,025 students completed law courses in 2010.