Salaries for lawyers vary depending on the type, size, and location of the organization employing them. As of December 2024, environmental lawyers in the United States averaged $132,377 per year, as reported by ZipRecruiter.com. Salaries ranged from $63,500 to $231,500 or more. In May 2023, the median salary for all lawyers was $145,760, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ten percent earned less than $69,760. Attorneys in the federal government received mean annual salaries of $166,030 in May 2023. State and local government attorneys generally made less, earning $100,670 and $117,070, respectively. Some senior partners earn well over $1 million a year.
Environmental lawyers who are employed by law firms, corporations, government agencies, and other organizations usually receive benefits such as vacation days, sick leave, health and life insurance, and savings and pension programs. Self-employed lawyers must provide their own benefits.
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Aquarists
- Arbitrators
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bankruptcy Lawyers
- Biochemists
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biologists
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Biotechnology Patent Lawyers
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Botanists
- Bounty Hunters
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Chemists
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Civil Engineers
- Civil Litigation Lawyers
- Climate Scientists
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Lawyers
- Court Interpreters and Translators
- Court Reporters
- Criminal Lawyers
- Ecologists
- Elder Law Attorneys
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Family Lawyers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Forensic Experts
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Green Builders
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
- Grounds Managers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Hedge Fund Lawyers
- Historians
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hydropower and Marine Energy Industry Workers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Judges
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscape Architects
- Landscapers
- Law Librarians
- Lawyers
- Legal Nurse Consultants
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Legal Secretaries
- Litigation Support/eDiscovery Analysts
- Marine Biologists
- Mergers and Acquisitions Attorneys
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Mutual Fund Lawyers
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Oceanographers
- Paralegals
- Park Rangers
- Patent Agents
- Patent Lawyers
- Polygraph Examiners
- Process Servers
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Range Managers
- Real Estate Lawyers
- Recreation Workers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Rewilders
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Space Lawyers
- Tax Attorneys
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Wildland Firefighters
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists
