Of the 32,310 law professionals employed in Wisconsin, 11,420 work in Milwaukee. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of law professionals in Milwaukee has shrunk by 5%. Overall employment in Milwaukee has increased.

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In Milwaukee, salaries for law professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $58,540 per year was earned by law professionals in Milwaukee. Law professionals in Milwaukee made a yearly average salary of $57,303, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of law professionals in Milwaukee is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Law professionals make a median salary of $56,119 per year in Milwaukee. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,059 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $75,439 per year.

On average law professional salaries in Milwaukee are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Milwaukee's law professionals are graduates of one of the 5 accredited law schools in the city.

Milwaukee's law schools offer 11 law degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 548 students completed law courses in 2010.