The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $71,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $151,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $207,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $207,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $151,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $151,940 | 2.05% | 2.34% |
| 2016 | $148,830 | -6.57% | - |
| 2015 | $158,610 | 0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $158,160 | 4.34% | - |
| 2013 | $151,290 | 1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $148,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $151,940 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 34.6 percent (34.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.