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Lawyer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,210
25th Percentile Wage
$90,300
50th Percentile Wage
$132,960
75th Percentile Wage
$181,530
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $181,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,210.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$132,960
-8.81% -3.09%
2013
$144,670
5.25% -
2012
$137,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $132,960 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 42.8 percent (42.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.0 percent (39.0%) 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