86) These indentured women shook the fabric of patriarchy in such a way that in 1916, a year before the end of indentureship, a group of indentured laborers filed a formal complaint against the actions of Indian women.
The field of law is as broad as it is diverse â as are the related earnings. As one might expect, lawyers working in state government earn significantly less than their counterparts in the private sector. According to PayScale.comâs data for 2014, the median annual salary of lawyers in the United States is $75,803. This article breaks down the numbers by specialty to give you a general idea of what lawyers who practice in a variety of settings can expect to bring in.
The highest-paid lawyers in America arenât in New York City or Washington, D.C. Theyâre in San Jose. The typical lawyer in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metropolitan area earns $192,020 a year, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for 2009. Enlarge.