The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $78,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $144,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $199,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $199,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,850.
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 | $144,730 | 5.33% | 14.71% |
| 2016 | $137,010 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $137,290 | 3.81% | - |
| 2014 | $132,060 | 6.44% | - |
| 2013 | $123,550 | 0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $123,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $144,730 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.