What are the main factors that influence an Employment Lawyer II's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Employment Lawyer II's salary?

An Employment Lawyer II's salary grows with experience: starting around $118,469 for beginners, reaching about $122,813 at mid-level, and approach $129,552 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Employment Lawyer II?

Employment Lawyer II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Employment Lawyer II roles are District of Columbia $135,963, California $135,443, Massachusetts $133,643. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Employment Lawyer roles make?

Salaries for Employment Lawyer level roles vary by specialization: Employment Lawyer IV: $179,193; Tax Lawyer II: $151,693; Employment Lawyer III: $149,823; Corporate Lawyer II: $145,500; Staff Lawyer II: $145,300.

How do different companies affect an Employment Lawyer II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Employment Lawyer II roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

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Employment Lawyer II Salary in the United States

How much does an Employment Lawyer II make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Employment Lawyer II in the United States is $122,793 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

However, an Employment Lawyer II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $147,438
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,563 to $135,693
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $97,518

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,693	$11,308	$2,609	$65
Average	$122,793	$10,233	$2,361	$59
25th Percentile	$109,563	$9,130	$2,107	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Employment Lawyer II Salaries

An Employment Lawyer II's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Employment Lawyer II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Employment Lawyer II's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $118,469
Early Career (1-2 years): $118,864
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,813
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,626
Expert (over 8 years): $129,552

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Employment Lawyer II	$118,469
Intermediate Level Employment Lawyer II	$118,864
Senior Level Employment Lawyer II	$122,813
Specialist Level Employment Lawyer II	$127,626
Expert Level Employment Lawyer II	$129,552

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How Do Employment Lawyer II Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Employment Lawyer IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $135,963.
California: $135,443.
Massachusetts: $133,643.

District of Columbia $135,963 California $135,443 Massachusetts $133,643 Washington $133,153 New Jersey $133,103 Alaska $132,923 Connecticut $131,233 New York $130,543

Hawaii $128,343 Rhode Island $127,313 Maryland $126,613 Minnesota $125,663 Colorado $125,293 Illinois $125,163 Oregon $124,703 Delaware $124,353

New Hampshire $124,143 Virginia $123,653 Pennsylvania $122,243 Nevada $121,533 North Dakota $121,303 Michigan $120,933 Wisconsin $120,793 Vermont $120,523

Texas $119,773 Maine $119,733 Arizona $119,653 Ohio $119,573 Georgia $118,443 Indiana $117,873 Wyoming $117,763 Utah $117,593

Iowa $117,523 Kansas $116,933 Louisiana $116,753 North Carolina $116,693 Missouri $116,673 Florida $116,193 Montana $115,933 Nebraska $115,693

Kentucky $115,553 South Carolina $115,063 Tennessee $114,753 Idaho $114,633 New Mexico $113,733 Oklahoma $113,543 Alabama $112,813 South Dakota $111,603

Arkansas $110,933 West Virginia $110,583 Mississippi $109,513

Top Paying Cities for Employment Lawyer IIs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $154,883
San Francisco: $153,353
Oakland: $149,953

San Jose, CA $154,883

San Francisco, CA $153,353

Oakland, CA $149,953

New York, NY $142,303

Queens Village, NY $141,383

Paramus, NJ $140,403

Passaic, NJ $140,283

Bergenfield, NJ $140,163

Stamford, CT $139,973

Huntington, NY $139,853

Newark, NJ $139,053

Bridgeport, CT $138,813

New Brunswick, NJ $138,403

Vallejo, CA $138,143

Middlesex, NJ $138,073

Somerset, NJ $137,963

Petaluma, CA $137,683

Santa Cruz, CA $137,203

Boston, MA $136,953

Monterey, CA $136,343

Fairbanks, AK $136,253

Los Angeles, CA $136,023

Washington, DC $135,963

Seattle, WA $135,743

Santa Rosa, CA $135,713

Juneau, AK $135,363

Orange, CA $134,953

Anchorage, AK $134,733

Anaheim, CA $134,643

Santa Ana, CA $134,463

Nassau, NY $134,393

Long Beach, CA $134,343

Danbury, CT $134,303

Santa Maria, CA $133,883

Everett, WA $133,863

Bremerton, WA $133,263

Trenton, NJ $133,023

Sacramento, CA $132,973

San Diego, CA $132,913

Brockton, MA $132,863

Tacoma, WA $132,813

Santa Barbara, CA $132,643

Lowell, MA $132,153

New Suffolk, NY $132,103

Nashua, NH $131,953

Lompoc, CA $131,763

Ventura, CA $131,643

Stockton, CA $131,603

New Haven, CT $131,353

Atlantic City, NJ $131,033

Hartford, CT $130,763

Modesto, CA $130,703

Poughkeepsie, NY $130,433

New Britain, CT $130,373

Olympia, WA $130,203

Kennewick, WA $130,203

New London, CT $130,173

Norwich, CT $130,143

Lawrence, MA $130,083

Bakersfield, CA $129,733

Riverside, CA $129,563

New Bedford, MA $129,563

Richland, WA $129,443

Portsmouth, NH $129,343

Vineland, NJ $129,313

San Bernardino, CA $129,223

Boulder, CO $128,873

Worcester, MA $128,773

Portland, OR $128,663

Saint Paul, MN $128,523

Minneapolis, MN $128,523

Philadelphia, PA $128,343

Honolulu, HI $127,693

Springfield, MA $127,263

Providence, RI $127,253

Chicago, IL $126,903

Bellingham, WA $126,753

Baltimore, MD $126,613

Chico, CA $126,313

Wilmington, DE $126,103

Pittsfield, MA $125,983

Manchester, NH $125,743

Spokane, WA $125,203

Denver, CO $125,193

Albany, NY $124,613

Troy, NY $124,563

Schenectady, NY $124,313

Burlington, VT $124,043

Portland, ME $123,613

Salem, OR $123,513

Yakima, WA $123,483

Ann Arbor, MI $123,453

Rochester, MN $123,103

Fresno, CA $123,043

Reno, NV $123,043

Milwaukee, WI $122,933

Detroit, MI $122,813

Allentown, PA $122,773

Carson City, NV $122,763

Houston, TX $122,573

Colorado Springs, CO $122,563

Syracuse, NY $122,503

Eugene, OR $122,273

Bismarck, ND $122,123

Gary, IN $122,123

Galveston, TX $122,123

Springfield, OR $122,023

Medford, OR $121,733

Fort Collins, CO $121,683

Austin, TX $121,583

Mesa, AZ $121,323

Phoenix, AZ $121,303

Dallas, TX $121,263

Reading, PA $121,193

Saint Cloud, MN $121,143

Concord, NH $121,033

Madison, WI $120,983

Utica, NY $120,653

Raleigh, NC $120,553

Las Vegas, NV $120,543

Rochester, NY $120,453

Des Moines, IA $120,443

Atlanta, GA $120,243

Battle Creek, MI $120,203

Salt Lake City, UT $120,173

Lancaster, PA $119,983

Champaign, IL $119,963

Harrisburg, PA $119,813

Durham, NC $119,703

Kansas City, MO $119,693

Kansas City, KS $119,663

Fort Worth, TX $119,653

Boca Raton, FL $119,603

Cleveland, OH $119,593

Columbus, OH $119,573

Pittsburgh, PA $119,553

Richmond, VA $119,503

Indianapolis, IN $119,483

Cincinnati, OH $119,323

Petersburg, VA $119,143

Billings, MT $118,873

Lansing, MI $118,873

Huntsville, AL $118,873

Lebanon, PA $118,853

Dayton, OH $118,843

Pueblo, CO $118,843

Appleton, WI $118,803

Buffalo, NY $118,763

Racine, WI $118,693

Charlotte, NC $118,683

Saint Louis, MO $118,653

Springfield, IL $118,603

Elkhart, IN $118,573

York, PA $118,573

Gastonia, NC $118,563

Benton Harbor, MI $118,563

Beaumont, TX $118,493

Lorain, OH $118,463

Toledo, OH $118,413

Binghamton, NY $118,353

Rock Hill, SC $118,343

Rockford, IL $118,283

Fargo, ND $118,223

Elyria, OH $118,223

Flagstaff, AZ $118,133

Fort Lauderdale, FL $118,063

Miami, FL $117,983

Duluth, MN $117,793

Bangor, ME $117,633

Cedar Rapids, IA $117,493

Louisville, KY $117,433

Grand Rapids, MI $117,403

Hialeah, FL $117,393

Casper, WY $117,223

Scranton, PA $117,073

New Orleans, LA $117,043

Virginia Beach, VA $117,023

Akron, OH $116,963

Peoria, IL $116,803

Sarasota, FL $116,783

Green Bay, WI $116,693

Baton Rouge, LA $116,633

Charleston, SC $116,613

Nashville, TN $116,573

Jamestown, NY $116,553

Davenport, IA $116,553

Tucson, AZ $116,483

Cheyenne, WY $116,453

Saint Petersburg, FL $116,413

Tampa, FL $116,393

Omaha, NE $116,363

Port Arthur, TX $116,313

Evansville, IN $116,313

Bradenton, FL $116,263

Santa Fe, NM $116,043

Orlando, FL $115,923

Clearwater, FL $115,783

Canton, OH $115,533

La Crosse, WI $115,533

Grand Forks, ND $115,493

Albuquerque, NM $115,453

Tulsa, OK $115,453

Newport News, VA $115,443

High Point, NC $115,403

Ogden, UT $115,353

Corpus Christi, TX $115,263

Laramie, WY $115,183

Norfolk, VA $115,183

Rock Island, IL $115,113

Saginaw, MI $115,083

Jacksonville, FL $115,073

Salisbury, NC $115,053

Memphis, TN $115,023

Moline, IL $114,963

Fort Myers, FL $114,923

Waterloo, IA $114,773

Spartanburg, SC $114,643

Lincoln, NE $114,583

Fort Wayne, IN $114,563

Birmingham, AL $114,423

Cedar Falls, IA $114,403

Provo, UT $114,383

Springfield, OH $114,373

San Antonio, TX $114,353

Greensboro, NC $114,303

South Bend, IN $114,293

Winston Salem, NC $114,273

Boise, ID $114,243

Savannah, GA $114,153

Muskegon, MI $113,933

Lima, OH $113,783

Lake Charles, LA $113,733

Anderson, IN $113,713

Lexington, KY $113,673

Augusta, GA $113,643

Greenville, SC $113,643

Wichita, KS $113,533

Tuscaloosa, AL $113,533

Columbia, SC $113,413

Bloomington, IN $113,113

Roanoke, VA $113,033

Asheville, NC $112,873

Knoxville, TN $112,673

Shreveport, LA $112,653

Wilmington, NC $112,493

Frankfort, KY $112,263

Oklahoma City, OK $112,173

Chillicothe, OH $112,133

Longview, TX $112,113

Topeka, KS $112,083

Mobile, AL $111,893

Terre Haute, IN $111,843

Erie, PA $111,833

Altoona, PA $111,773

Melbourne, FL $111,733

Amarillo, TX $111,683

Killeen, TX $111,653

Fayetteville, AR $111,553

Sioux Falls, SD $111,463

Chattanooga, TN $111,393

Idaho Falls, ID $111,383

Gainesville, FL $111,123

Portsmouth, OH $111,063

Little Rock, AR $111,033

Lynchburg, VA $111,033

Lafayette, LA $110,983

Youngstown, OH $110,983

Temple, TX $110,933

Daytona Beach, FL $110,913

Clarksville, TN $110,903

Pensacola, FL $110,893

Hopkinsville, KY $110,523

Charleston, WV $110,503

Florence, SC $110,443

Sioux City, IA $110,373

Macon, GA $110,013

Tallahassee, FL $110,003

Fayetteville, NC $109,983

Waco, TX $109,953

Wichita Falls, TX $109,953

Pine Bluff, AR $109,903

Vincennes, IN $109,673

Lubbock, TX $109,623

Great Falls, MT $109,553

Alamogordo, NM $109,533

Abilene, TX $109,443

Rapid City, SD $109,283

Monroe, LA $109,283

Albany, GA $109,203

Huntington, WV $109,193

Jackson, MS $109,183

Greenville, MS $109,173

Parkersburg, WV $109,043

Montgomery, AL $109,023

Johnstown, PA $108,993

Springfield, MO $108,903

Biloxi, MS $108,833

Sumter, SC $108,583

Columbus, GA $108,563

Twin Falls, ID $108,493

Pascagoula, MS $108,333

Kingsport, TN $108,013

Gulfport, MS $107,983

Alexandria, LA $107,573

Fort Smith, AR $107,263

El Paso, TX $106,933

Helena, MT $106,773

Las Cruces, NM $106,383

Harlingen, TX $106,043

Pocatello, ID $105,933

Florence, AL $105,893

Brownsville, TX $105,863

Dothan, AL $105,673

Mcallen, TX $105,613

Columbus, MS $104,703

Altus, OK $104,133

Lawton, OK $103,903

Pierre, SD $103,463

What Skills Can Increase an Employment Lawyer II's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.3% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Legal Advice (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): Giving a professional or formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law about a particular factual situation.
Billing (Mentioned in 2.07% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.3%
Legal Advice	2.61%
Billing	2.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Employment Lawyer II's salary.

Blockchain: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Blockchain	$130,161	6%
Oral Communication	$130,161	6%
Hard Working	$128,933	5%
Legal Advice	$126,477	3%
Negotiating	$126,477	3%
Innovation	$126,477	3%

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Employment Lawyer II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Employment Lawyer II's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$109,563

Average $122,793/year

$135,693

$9,130

Average $10,233/month

$11,308

$2,107

Average $2,361/week

$2,609

$53

Average $59/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,693	$11,308	$2,609	$65
Average	$122,793	$10,233	$2,361	$59
25th Percentile	$109,563	$9,130	$2,107	$53

Employment Lawyer II Salary Growth & Career Path

Employment Lawyer II

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For an Employment Lawyer II, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Attorney, Senior - Employment Law role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $149,900 - a projected growth of 22% over your current level.

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Salary Trends for Employment Lawyer II

Salaries for an Employment Lawyer II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $150,139 in 2023 to around $145,935 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Employment Lawyer II salary trends, .

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2024

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