COLUMBIA LAWYER PAY: Not too high, not too low, says national ranking
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- Written by Mike Martin

Lawyers in Columbia take home an average $105,350 annually.
Compare that to annual pay for lawyers in Kansas City ($117,310) in St. Louis ($114,060); St. Joseph, Mo. ($115,130); Springfield, Mo. ($103,580); Joplin, Mo. ($91,880); Jefferson City ($76,180); and Cape Girardeau, Mo. ($59,690).
Outside the state, lawyers in Topeka, Ks. averaged $68,840 while San Jose, Calif. attorneys in the heart of Silicon Valley average $184,660.
Best news of all, Columbia Law beats Lawrence (Ks.) Law. In Jayhawk country, lawyers average a comparatively measly $86,890.