Offices of lawyers in Puerto Rico 1,201 establishments · 5,009 employees · 2024

Firms (PR)

1,201

Employment

5,009

Avg Annual Pay

$54,984

State Rank

#38 of 52

How Puerto Rico compares to national

Metric	Puerto Rico	National	Puerto Rico vs. U.S.
Establishments	1,201	189,717	0.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$54,984	$136,372	-$81,388 (-59.7%)
Location quotient	1.48	1.00	48% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	4.2	5.8	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-5.9%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.48 means offices of lawyers are 48% over-represented in Puerto Rico's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for offices of lawyers

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	23,565	$150,505
2	Florida	19,718	$126,273
3	Texas	15,536	$134,736
4	New York	12,545	$182,876
5	Illinois	7,412	$159,260
6	Georgia	7,070	$117,024
7	Pennsylvania	5,621	$139,223
8	North Carolina	5,406	$104,320
9	New Jersey	5,299	$128,544
10	Ohio	4,745	$100,618

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541110. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json