Exactly 37,530 of the 82,610 law professionals employed in Pennsylvania, work in Philadelphia. The number of law professionals in Philadelphia has grown by 1% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for law professionals in Philadelphia has increased, overall employment in Philadelphia has also increased.

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As the number of law professionals in Philadelphia has grown, salaries for law professionals have also increased. In 2010 Philadelphia law professionals earned an average yearly salary of $64,394. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for law professionals in Philadelphia was $62,263 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia law professionals earn a median yearly salary of $61,380. The 10% of law professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $41,861 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 92% higher salaries.

On average law professionals in Philadelphia earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Philadelphia.

There are 14 accredited law schools in the city. Many of Philadelphia's law professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 30 degree and certificate programs in law offered by Philadelphia's law schools.

In 2010 approximately 1,543 students graduated from law courses.