The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $97,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $174,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $228,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $228,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $174,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $97,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $174,860 | 6.83% | 15.60% |
| 2021 | $162,920 | 0.68% | - |
| 2020 | $161,810 | 0.26% | - |
| 2019 | $161,390 | 2.35% | - |
| 2018 | $157,590 | 2.09% | - |
| 2017 | $154,300 | 4.36% | - |
| 2016 | $147,580 | -5.54% | - |
| 2015 | $155,760 | 5.25% | - |
| 2012 | $147,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $174,860 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 53.6 percent (53.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.