Statutory Maximum Rates

Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A), as explained in Thangaraja v. Gonzales, 428 F.3d 870, 876–77 (9th Cir. 2005), and Ninth Circuit Rule 39-1.6, attorneys may recover fees at rates that are adjusted each year for cost of living.

Rates

The maximum hourly rates are:

Worked performed in	Hourly Rate
2025	$
2024	$251.84
2023	$244.62
2022	$234.95
2021	$217.54
2020	$207.78
2019	$205.25
2018	$201.60
2017	$196.79
2016	$192.68
2015	$190.28

If no rate is listed for the year your work was done, use the most recent rate posted before that year.