The annual salary statistics of lawyers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $79,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $168,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $228,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $228,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $168,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,930.
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 | $168,360 | 10.48% | 28.64% |
| 2021 | $150,720 | 17.64% | - |
| 2020 | $124,140 | 0.68% | - |
| 2019 | $123,300 | -16.72% | - |
| 2018 | $143,910 | 0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $143,560 | 5.17% | - |
| 2016 | $136,140 | 8.77% | - |
| 2015 | $124,200 | -6.33% | - |
| 2014 | $132,060 | -2.43% | - |
| 2013 | $135,270 | 11.18% | - |
| 2012 | $120,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $168,360 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 51.8 percent (51.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.