Exactly 10,200 of the 51,010 law professionals employed in Virginia, work in Williamsburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of law professionals in Williamsburg has grown by 10%. Overall employment in Williamsburg has also increased.

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As the number of law professionals in Williamsburg has grown, salaries for law professionals have also increased. Williamsburg law professionals made $55,694 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, law professionals in Williamsburg made an average salary of $54,788 per year. The growth in the salary of law professionals in Williamsburg is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Law professionals make a median salary of $49,499 per year in Williamsburg. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 117%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,896 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $75,661 per year.

Law professional salaries in Williamsburg are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited law school in the city. Many of Williamsburg's law professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 237 students graduated from law courses in 2010.