The annual salary statistics of lawyers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $77,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $198,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,040.
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 | $138,570 | 8.66% | 28.10% |
| 2021 | $126,570 | 1.67% | - |
| 2020 | $124,450 | 5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $118,010 | -6.05% | - |
| 2018 | $125,150 | -9.56% | - |
| 2017 | $137,120 | 1.41% | - |
| 2016 | $135,180 | 2.53% | - |
| 2015 | $131,760 | 6.51% | - |
| 2014 | $123,180 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $121,700 | 18.13% | - |
| 2012 | $99,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $138,570 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 40.4 percent (40.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.