The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $81,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $145,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $181,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $145,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,660.
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 | $145,520 | 9.00% | 22.44% |
| 2021 | $132,420 | -16.49% | - |
| 2020 | $154,260 | -2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $157,640 | 0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $157,450 | 9.06% | - |
| 2017 | $143,190 | 6.06% | - |
| 2016 | $134,510 | 2.94% | - |
| 2015 | $130,550 | 14.03% | - |
| 2014 | $112,240 | -4.20% | - |
| 2013 | $116,950 | 3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $112,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $145,520 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.3 percent (44.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.