Real Estate Attorney Salary

Q: How much does a Real Estate Attorney make?

Real estate attorneys make $98,016 per year on average, or $47.12 per hour, in the United States. Real estate attorneys on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $67,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $143,000. Location impacts how much a real estate attorney can expect to make. Real estate attorneys make the most in Washington, Nevada, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Real Estate Attorney Salary

$98,016yearly

$47.12 hourly

Entry level Salary

$67,000 yearly

$67,00010%

$98,016Median

$143,00090%

How much does a Real Estate Attorney make?

Real estate attorneys make $98,016 per year on average, or $47.12 per hour, in the United States. Real estate attorneys on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $67,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $143,000.

Location impacts how much a real estate attorney can expect to make. Real estate attorneys make the most in Washington, Nevada, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Highest Paying States For Real Estate Attorneys

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a real estate attorney is roughly $98,016 per year, which boils down to $47.12 per hour. Interestingly enough, real estate attorneys have the highest salaries in Seattle, WA at about $123,121 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Seattle, WA is $83,000. Additionally, real estate attorneys make more than the average salary in Boston, MA, Wilmington, DE, San Francisco, CA, Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC. On a more broad level, real estate attorney salaries are highest in Washington, Nevada, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont. On the contrary, Wyoming, Iowa, and Kansas offer the lowest real estate attorney salaries.

State View
County View

Average Salary:

Real Estate Attorney average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Massachusetts	$116,572	$56.04	1,350
2	Rhode Island	$116,731	$56.12	93
3	Connecticut	$116,079	$55.81	459
4	Vermont	$115,087	$55.33	64
5	New Hampshire	$116,115	$55.82	126
6	Delaware	$114,156	$54.88	136
7	Nevada	$119,007	$57.21	90
8	Washington	$122,167	$58.73	319
9	Ohio	$111,261	$53.49	538
10	District of Columbia	$113,229	$54.44	520
11	Kentucky	$107,772	$51.81	247
12	Idaho	$113,844	$54.73	32
13	Maryland	$113,362	$54.50	364
14	West Virginia	$111,266	$53.49	6
15	Maine	$111,675	$53.69	29
16	New York	$105,139	$50.55	1,707
17	Montana	$111,946	$53.82	25
18	Indiana	$105,942	$50.93	273
19	Wisconsin	$106,579	$51.24	190
20	South Carolina	$103,253	$49.64	226
21	Colorado	$104,108	$50.05	439
22	California	$104,759	$50.36	2,285
23	Alaska	$109,049	$52.43	14
24	Michigan	$93,413	$44.91	520
25	South Dakota	$105,310	$50.63	4
26	Pennsylvania	$89,463	$43.01	1,071
27	Louisiana	$101,975	$49.03	77
28	Tennessee	$87,379	$42.01	485
29	Oregon	$98,510	$47.36	202
30	Nebraska	$91,028	$43.76	140
31	Utah	$97,581	$46.91	81
32	Missouri	$91,598	$44.04	327
33	North Dakota	$95,979	$46.14	10
34	New Jersey	$90,259	$43.39	674
35	Arizona	$86,236	$41.46	524
36	Texas	$86,476	$41.58	1,461
37	Iowa	$82,592	$39.71	408
38	New Mexico	$90,093	$43.31	55
39	Mississippi	$90,020	$43.28	19
40	Arkansas	$86,103	$41.40	132
41	Illinois	$85,521	$41.12	964
42	Georgia	$85,556	$41.13	719
43	Virginia	$87,527	$42.08	601
44	Alabama	$79,850	$38.39	362
45	North Carolina	$84,081	$40.42	500
46	Oklahoma	$86,007	$41.35	77
47	Minnesota	$84,514	$40.63	279
48	Wyoming	$82,621	$39.72	25
49	Florida	$66,081	$31.77	1,192
50	Kansas	$80,747	$38.82	88
51	Hawaii	$68,122	$32.75	19

Highest Paying Cities For Real Estate Attorneys

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Seattle, WA	$123,121	$59.19	2
2	Boston, MA	$116,632	$56.07	1
3	Wilmington, DE	$114,371	$54.99	1
4	San Francisco, CA	$114,292	$54.95	2
5	Baltimore, MD	$113,659	$54.64	2
6	Washington, DC	$113,254	$54.45	2
7	Portland, ME	$112,147	$53.92
8	Harrison, NY	$105,464	$50.70
9	Denver, CO	$104,152	$50.07	2
10	Portland, OR	$98,731	$47.47
11	Fort Lee, NJ	$90,478	$43.50
12	Philadelphia, PA	$89,776	$43.16	1
13	Reston, VA	$88,581	$42.59
14	Dallas, TX	$87,385	$42.01	1
15	Gainesville, GA	$86,747	$41.71	1

Real Estate Attorneys Salary Details

Average Real Estate Attorney Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Real Estate Attorney's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$143,000	$11,917	$69
75th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
Average	$98,016	$8,168	$47
25th Percentile	$80,000	$6,667	$38
10th Percentile	$67,000	$5,583	$32

Highest Paying Types of Real Estate Attorneys

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Real Estate Paralegal	$68,387	$5,699	$32.88	24,369
Real Estate Analyst	$71,206	$5,934	$34.23	35,450

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Real Estate Attorneys The Most?

The highest paying companies for real estate attorneys are Sullivan & Worcester and Kane Russell Coleman Logan according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Kimco Realty and DLA Piper report highly competitive wages for real estate attorneys.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Sullivan & Worcester	$162,290	$78.02
2	Kane Russell Coleman Logan	$141,441	$68.00
3	Kimco Realty	$133,105	$63.99
4	DLA Piper	$126,347	$60.74	128
5	Deloitte	$122,119	$58.71	109
6	Stokes Lawrence	$121,151	$58.25
7	Citi	$113,927	$54.77	5
8	Charles Schwab	$113,068	$54.36
9	RSM US	$111,007	$53.37	4
10	Ross Stores	$105,258	$50.60
11	Acadia Realty Trust	$101,221	$48.66	1
12	Davis Graham & Stubbs	$101,092	$48.60
13	JBA International	$99,351	$47.76
14	Latham & Watkins	$98,311	$47.26	6
15	Bank of America	$98,162	$47.19
16	Estate	$97,434	$46.84
17	Eversheds Sutherland	$96,981	$46.63
18	GPAC	$96,740	$46.51	4
19	Catapult Systems	$94,748	$45.55
20	Crowe	$94,686	$45.52	22

How Much Do Real Estate Attorneys Make In Different Industries?

Real estate attorney salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the energy, finance, and retail industries tend to offer much higher salaries for real estate attorneys. For example, real estate attorneys make a whopping average salary of $135,628 while working in the energy industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $102,515 in the finance industry and $87,703 in the retail industry.

Real estate attorneys may want to avoid working in the professional industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $87,586.

Highest Paying Industries For Real Estate Attorneys

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Energy	$135,628	$65.21
2	Finance	$102,515	$49.29
3	Retail	$87,703	$42.16
4	Professional	$87,586	$42.11

High Paying Real Estate Attorney Jobs

Real Estate Attorney Pay Trends

Average Real Estate Attorney Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Real Estate Attorney Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$98,000	$47.12	+2.6%
2022	$95,500	$45.92	+1.6%
2021	$93,900	$45.16	+1.8%
2020	$92,300	$44.37	+4.0%
2019	$88,600	$42.59	-0.0%

Recently Added Real Estate Attorney Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Brumbaugh Law Firm	Attorney Trusts & Estates	Sandusky, OH	11/29/2022	$85,000
Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.	Associate Real Estate Attorney	Augusta, GA	11/22/2022	$70,000
Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.	Associate Real Estate Attorney	Augusta, GA	11/22/2022	$70,000
Seddiq Law Firm, PLLC	Estate Attorney	Vienna, VA	11/21/2022	$100,000
Sullivan and Co	Real Estate Attorney	Denver, CO	11/12/2022	$190,000
Douglass & Runger	Estate Administration-Probate Attorney	Memphis, TN	11/11/2022	$115,000
Jay Goodman and Associates Law Firm	Estate Attorney	Santa Fe, NM	11/10/2022	$96,000
Denovo Review	Hybrid Transactional Real Estate Attorney	New York, NY	11/03/2022	$195,000
Sheryll Law, PC	Estate Administration Attorney	Riverhead, NY	11/03/2022	$90,000
The Star Companies	Real Estate Attorney	Tustin, CA	10/26/2022	$80,000

Real Estate Attorney Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Real Estate Attorneys The Most?

Washington pays Real Estate Attorneys the most in the United States, with an average salary of $122,167 per year, or $58.73 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Real Estate Attorney?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Real Estate Attorney if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Nevada you should be paid close to $119,007 per year.

Have more questions? See all answers to common business and financial questions.

Search For Real Estate Attorney Jobs

Updated February 6, 2023