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Lawyer Salary in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$74,480
25th Percentile Wage
$90,490
50th Percentile Wage
$111,460
75th Percentile Wage
$127,770
90th Percentile Wage
$167,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$111,460
-1.27% 12.21%
2016
$112,870
-0.19% -
2015
$113,080
19.91% -
2014
$90,570
-8.04% -
2012
$97,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,460 in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 52.0 percent (52.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$232,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$213,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$174,860
Napa
$170,960
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$170,800
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$168,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$164,240
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$161,240
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$161,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$152,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$151,940
Stockton
$146,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$145,520
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$144,730
Bakersfield-Delano
$140,910
Fresno
$140,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$139,230
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$138,570
Chico
$137,590
Modesto
$136,610
Salinas
$134,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$132,960
Vallejo-Fairfield
$131,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$131,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$130,680
Visalia-Porterville
$129,290
El Centro
$129,180
Merced
$127,550
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$126,920
Redding
$122,900
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$122,310
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$120,890
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,460
Hanford-Corcoran
$111,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,130
Yuba City
$107,040
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$97,110
Madera-Chowchilla
$87,590
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,110