What are the main factors that influence a State Attorney's salary?

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

How does experience change A State Attorney's salary?

A State Attorney's salary grows with experience: a Biologist I (0-2 years)earns $57,054, a Biologist II (2-4 years)earns $65,916, a Biologist III (4-7 years)earns $82,291, a State Attorney (7+ years)earns $119,167, a Biologist V (7-10 years)earns $135,128,

What are the highest paying states for a State Attorney?

State Attorney salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for State Attorney roles are District of Columbia $128,778, California $128,290, Massachusetts $126,580. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of State Attorney roles make?

Salaries for State Attorney level roles vary by specialization: Attorney VI: $293,167; Attorney V: $253,419; Attorney IV: $213,566; Attorney, Senior - Taxes: $212,700; Managing Attorney: $194,428.

How do different companies affect a State Attorney's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for State Attorney 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.

State Attorney Salary in the United States

How much does a State Attorney make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a State Attorney in the United States is $116,310 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

However, a State Attorney's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $137,369
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $102,598 to $127,333
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,114

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2025 Compensation Trend

Smart Recruiting

AI-Powered HR

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

State Attorney Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,333	$10,611	$2,449	$61
Average	$116,310	$9,693	$2,237	$56
25th Percentile	$102,598	$8,550	$1,973	$49

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out State Attorney Job Openings in the United States

Clerk

State of Ohio - Attorney General - Columbus, OH

Travel ER RN

Focus Staff - RAPID CITY, SD

Travel RN ICU

Focus Staff - TUSCALOOSA, AL

Travel ER RN

Focus Staff - YAKIMA, WA

Search More State Attorney Jobs in the United States

Key Factors That Influence State Attorney Salaries

A State Attorney'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects State Attorney Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a State Attorney'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): $57,054
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,916
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,291
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,167
Expert (over 8 years): $135,128

Levels	Salary
Biologist... Level State Attorney	$57,054
Biologist... Level State Attorney	$65,916
Biologist... Level State Attorney	$82,291
State Att... Level State Attorney	$119,167
Biologist... Level State Attorney	$135,128

View as Graph

What Am I Worth?

How Do State Attorney 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 State Attorneys. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $128,778.
California: $128,290.
Massachusetts: $126,580.

District of Columbia $128,778 California $128,290 Massachusetts $126,580 Washington $126,115 New Jersey $126,068 Alaska $125,906 Connecticut $124,300 New York $123,649

Hawaii $121,567 Rhode Island $120,590 Maryland $119,927 Minnesota $119,020 Colorado $118,671 Illinois $118,555 Oregon $118,113 Delaware $117,787

New Hampshire $117,582 Virginia $117,124 Pennsylvania $115,787 Nevada $115,112 North Dakota $114,891 Michigan $114,542 Wisconsin $114,414 Vermont $114,158

Texas $113,449 Maine $113,402 Arizona $113,332 Ohio $113,251 Georgia $112,181 Indiana $111,646 Wyoming $111,541 Utah $111,378

Iowa $111,309 Kansas $110,750 Louisiana $110,588 North Carolina $110,529 Missouri $110,506 Florida $110,053 Montana $109,808 Nebraska $109,576

Kentucky $109,448 South Carolina $108,982 Tennessee $108,692 Idaho $108,575 New Mexico $107,726 Oklahoma $107,540 Alabama $106,854 South Dakota $105,703

Arkansas $105,074 West Virginia $104,737 Mississippi $103,725

Top Paying Cities for State Attorneys

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: $146,702
San Francisco: $145,096
Oakland: $142,038

San Jose, CA $146,702

San Francisco, CA $145,096

Oakland, CA $142,038

New York, NY $133,918

Paramus, NJ $132,290

Queens Village, NY $132,284

Passaic, NJ $132,174

Bergenfield, NJ $132,163

Stamford, CT $131,907

Huntington, NY $131,859

Newark, NJ $131,000

Bridgeport, CT $130,755

Vallejo, CA $130,523

New Brunswick, NJ $130,477

Petaluma, CA $130,407

Middlesex, NJ $130,186

Somerset, NJ $130,104

Santa Cruz, CA $129,953

Boston, MA $129,244

Monterey, CA $128,835

Seattle, WA $128,569

Santa Rosa, CA $128,546

Los Angeles, CA $128,511

Juneau, AK $128,209

Washington, DC $128,081

Orange, CA $127,667

Santa Ana, CA $127,359

Long Beach, CA $127,243

Anaheim, CA $127,220

Anchorage, AK $127,162

Santa Maria, CA $126,813

Everett, WA $126,790

Danbury, CT $126,380

Bremerton, WA $126,220

Tacoma, WA $125,801

New Suffolk, NY $125,799

Sacramento, CA $125,766

Santa Barbara, CA $125,638

Trenton, NJ $125,510

San Diego, CA $125,510

Brockton, MA $125,382

Fairbanks, AK $125,097

Lompoc, CA $124,801

Lowell, MA $124,706

Ventura, CA $124,684

Nashua, NH $124,661

Stockton, CA $124,649

Modesto, CA $123,800

Poughkeepsie, NY $123,544

Olympia, WA $123,323

Kennewick, WA $123,323

New Haven, CT $123,277

Lawrence, MA $122,858

Hartford, CT $122,742

Riverside, CA $122,719

New Bedford, MA $122,602

Richland, WA $122,602

Bakersfield, CA $122,440

San Bernardino, CA $122,393

New Britain, CT $122,381

Atlantic City, NJ $122,381

New London, CT $122,335

Norwich, CT $122,300

Portsmouth, NH $122,277

Boulder, CO $122,030

Portland, OR $121,870

Worcester, MA $121,858

Minneapolis, MN $121,497

Philadelphia, PA $121,335

Honolulu, HI $120,951

Saint Paul, MN $120,895

Vineland, NJ $120,869

Providence, RI $120,532

Chicago, IL $120,195

Bellingham, WA $120,055

Springfield, MA $119,962

Baltimore, MD $119,927

Chico, CA $119,636

Pittsfield, MA $119,322

Manchester, NH $119,101

Spokane, WA $118,590

Denver, CO $118,578

Albany, NY $118,031

Troy, NY $117,985

Nassau, NY $117,860

Schenectady, NY $117,741

Wilmington, DE $117,648

Burlington, VT $117,485

Salem, OR $117,438

Portland, ME $117,078

Yakima, WA $116,961

Rochester, MN $116,601

Reno, NV $116,543

Fresno, CA $116,543

Milwaukee, WI $116,438

Detroit, MI $116,322

Ann Arbor, MI $116,302

Allentown, PA $116,287

Colorado Springs, CO $116,089

Syracuse, NY $116,031

Carson City, NV $116,031

Houston, TX $115,868

Eugene, OR $115,810

Gary, IN $115,670

Springfield, OR $115,577

Bismarck, ND $115,554

Galveston, TX $115,473

Medford, OR $115,298

Fort Collins, CO $115,252

Concord, NH $115,193

Austin, TX $115,159

Mesa, AZ $114,914

Reading, PA $114,903

Phoenix, AZ $114,891

Dallas, TX $114,856

Saint Cloud, MN $114,744

Madison, WI $114,589

Utica, NY $114,275

Rochester, NY $114,088

Des Moines, IA $114,077

Raleigh, NC $114,065

Atlanta, GA $113,891

Battle Creek, MI $113,856

Salt Lake City, UT $113,821

Lancaster, PA $113,647

Harrisburg, PA $113,484

Kansas City, MO $113,367

Champaign, IL $113,344

Kansas City, KS $113,344

Fort Worth, TX $113,332

Columbus, OH $113,313

Boca Raton, FL $113,286

Pittsburgh, PA $113,239

Richmond, VA $113,193

Indianapolis, IN $113,170

Cleveland, OH $113,158

Las Vegas, NV $113,018

Cincinnati, OH $113,018

Petersburg, VA $112,844

Huntsville, AL $112,669

Lansing, MI $112,592

Lebanon, PA $112,576

Pueblo, CO $112,565

Appleton, WI $112,530

Buffalo, NY $112,483

Dayton, OH $112,449

Racine, WI $112,425

Charlotte, NC $112,414

Saint Louis, MO $112,379

York, PA $112,309

Elkhart, IN $112,309

Gastonia, NC $112,287

Billings, MT $112,259

Beaumont, TX $112,228

Lorain, OH $112,204

Benton Harbor, MI $112,181

Toledo, OH $112,158

Binghamton, NY $112,100

Rock Hill, SC $112,088

Rockford, IL $112,030

Springfield, IL $111,983

Elyria, OH $111,972

Fargo, ND $111,972

Flagstaff, AZ $111,890

Fort Lauderdale, FL $111,820

Duluth, MN $111,751

Miami, FL $111,751

Cheyenne, WY $111,669

Grand Forks, ND $111,669

Bangor, ME $111,413

Cedar Rapids, IA $111,285

Durham, NC $111,237

Louisville, KY $111,227

Grand Rapids, MI $111,204

Hialeah, FL $111,192

Casper, WY $111,030

Scranton, PA $110,890

New Orleans, LA $110,855

Virginia Beach, VA $110,843

Akron, OH $110,785

Peoria, IL $110,634

Sarasota, FL $110,611

Nashville, TN $110,529

Omaha, NE $110,529

Green Bay, WI $110,529

Baton Rouge, LA $110,471

Charleston, SC $110,448

Jamestown, NY $110,390

Davenport, IA $110,390

Tucson, AZ $110,332

Saint Petersburg, FL $110,262

Tampa, FL $110,239

Evansville, IN $110,169

Port Arthur, TX $110,169

Bradenton, FL $110,122

Santa Fe, NM $109,913

Orlando, FL $109,704

Clearwater, FL $109,669

Canton, OH $109,424

La Crosse, WI $109,424

Albuquerque, NM $109,355

Newport News, VA $109,343

High Point, NC $109,308

Ogden, UT $109,262

Corpus Christi, TX $109,169

Norfolk, VA $109,099

Laramie, WY $109,099

Rock Island, IL $109,029

Saginaw, MI $109,006

Jacksonville, FL $108,994

Salisbury, NC $108,971

Boise, ID $108,948

Moline, IL $108,889

Fort Myers, FL $108,855

Memphis, TN $108,831

Tulsa, OK $108,773

Waterloo, IA $108,703

Spartanburg, SC $108,587

Lincoln, NE $108,529

Fort Wayne, IN $108,506

Provo, UT $108,494

Cedar Falls, IA $108,354

San Antonio, TX $108,308

Greensboro, NC $108,261

South Bend, IN $108,250

Savannah, GA $108,122

Muskegon, MI $108,075

Birmingham, AL $108,064

Winston Salem, NC $108,007

Lake Charles, LA $107,726

Anderson, IN $107,703

Lexington, KY $107,668

Augusta, GA $107,633

Greenville, SC $107,633

Lima, OH $107,540

Wichita, KS $107,529

Tuscaloosa, AL $107,529

Columbia, SC $107,424

Springfield, OH $107,401

Asheville, NC $107,215

Bloomington, IN $107,133

Knoxville, TN $106,714

Shreveport, LA $106,703

Wilmington, NC $106,552

Roanoke, VA $106,552

Topeka, KS $106,342

Frankfort, KY $106,329

Oklahoma City, OK $106,249

Chillicothe, OH $106,203

Longview, TX $106,191

Melbourne, FL $106,179

Sioux Falls, SD $105,993

Mobile, AL $105,982

Terre Haute, IN $105,935

Altoona, PA $105,865

Amarillo, TX $105,784

Killeen, TX $105,749

Fayetteville, AR $105,656

Chattanooga, TN $105,621

Sioux City, IA $105,516

Idaho Falls, ID $105,493

Lynchburg, VA $105,400

Gainesville, FL $105,249

Portsmouth, OH $105,191

Little Rock, AR $105,168

Lafayette, LA $105,121

Youngstown, OH $105,121

Daytona Beach, FL $105,051

Clarksville, TN $105,040

Pensacola, FL $105,028

Temple, TX $105,020

Hopkinsville, KY $104,679

Erie, PA $104,656

Florence, SC $104,609

Charleston, WV $104,423

Great Falls, MT $104,365

Macon, GA $104,202

Tallahassee, FL $104,190

Fayetteville, NC $104,167

Waco, TX $104,144

Helena, MT $104,063

Pine Bluff, AR $104,018

Vincennes, IN $103,876

Lubbock, TX $103,830

Alamogordo, NM $103,760

Twin Falls, ID $103,655

Rapid City, SD $103,621

Jackson, MS $103,411

Huntington, WV $103,403

Greenville, MS $103,400

Parkersburg, WV $103,281

Montgomery, AL $103,260

Wichita Falls, TX $103,144

Springfield, MO $103,144

Biloxi, MS $103,086

Monroe, LA $102,969

Johnstown, PA $102,888

Sumter, SC $102,841

Columbus, GA $102,830

Pascagoula, MS $102,609

Abilene, TX $102,609

Kingsport, TN $102,306

Albany, GA $102,306

Gulfport, MS $102,271

Alexandria, LA $101,888

Fort Smith, AR $101,597

El Paso, TX $101,283

Las Cruces, NM $100,759

Harlingen, TX $100,464

Pocatello, ID $100,445

Florence, AL $100,294

Brownsville, TX $100,271

Mcallen, TX $100,027

Dothan, AL $99,864

Columbus, MS $99,173

Altus, OK $98,631

Lawton, OK $98,410

Pierre, SD $97,991

What Skills Can Increase a State Attorney's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 14.51% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Immunology (Mentioned in 3.43% Job Postings): Immunology is the study of the immune system and is a very important branch of the medical and biological sciences. The immune system protects us from infection through various lines of defence.
SOP (Mentioned in 2.01% Job Postings): SOP is A standard operating procedure is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations.

See More Skills

Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	14.51%
Immunology	3.43%
SOP	2.01%

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 a State Attorney's salary.

Drug Discovery: Can increase your salary by up to 30%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 30%.
Oncology: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Drug Discovery	$151,203	30%
Commitment	$151,203	30%
Oncology	$147,714	27%
Environmental Consulting	$145,388	25%
Troubleshooting	$145,388	25%
Cell Culture	$145,388	25%

Get Latest Data

How Education impacts a State Attorney's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many State Attorneys enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a State Attorney with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $111,713 and $121,593).

State Attorney Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for State Attorney

No Diploma 20.0%

High School 28.0%

Associates 52.0%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 28.0%

Doctorate 52.0%

view as table

Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	20.0%
High School	28.0%
Associates	52.0%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	28.0%
Doctorate	52.0%

view as graph

State Attorney Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a State Attorney'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$102,598

Average $116,310/year

$127,333

$8,550

Average $9,693/month

$10,611

$1,973

Average $2,237/week

$2,449

$49

Average $56/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,333	$10,611	$2,449	$61
Average	$116,310	$9,693	$2,237	$56
25th Percentile	$102,598	$8,550	$1,973	$49

Salaries of jobs related to State Attorney

Salary Trends for State Attorney

Salaries for a State Attorney can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $102,691 in 2023 to around $100,265 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of State Attorney salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of State Attorney Over Time

2022

$???

2023

$102,691

2024

$100,949

2025

$100,265

2026

$???

2027

$???

Year	Average Annual Salary
2022	View More
2023	$102,691
2024	$100,949
2025	$100,265
2026	View More
2027	View More

Most common benefits for State Attorney

Social Security

401(k)

Disability

Healthcare

Pension

Time Off (days)

For Employers

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.

Compensation Planning

Biotechnology

the United States

Find Your Next State Attorney Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current State Attorney job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com provides salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons using data from employer job postings and third-party sources.

We offer detailed salary information across multiple percentiles for your reference. (Click here to learn Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial for Achieving Pay Equity.)

With the most extensive online, real-time compensation data available, Salary.com helps you pinpoint your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.

Learn about