Exactly 1,980 of the 33,630 law professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Metairie. There has been a 11% growth in the number of law professionals in Metairie between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Metairie has also increased.

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In Metairie, salaries for law professionals have increased. Metairie law professionals made $39,203 per year, on average, in 2010. Law professionals in Metairie made a yearly average salary of $32,524, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of law professionals in Metairie is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Law professionals make a median salary of $35,584 per year in Metairie. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 129%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,201 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $57,767 per year.

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

There are 3 accredited law schools in the city. Many of Metairie's law professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in law offered by Metairie's law schools.

In 2010 approximately 33 students graduated from law courses.