The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $66,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $204,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,040.
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 | $129,290 | 8.05% | 25.98% |
| 2021 | $118,880 | 14.60% | - |
| 2020 | $101,520 | 1.90% | - |
| 2019 | $99,590 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $95,040 | -12.19% | - |
| 2017 | $106,630 | 4.81% | - |
| 2016 | $101,500 | -1.35% | - |
| 2015 | $102,870 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $101,230 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $98,080 | 2.43% | - |
| 2012 | $95,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,290 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Visalia-Porterville is 44.3 percent (44.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.