The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $77,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $204,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,640.
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 | $138,900 | 4.75% | 12.47% |
| 2021 | $132,300 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $130,220 | -0.74% | - |
| 2019 | $131,190 | 1.88% | - |
| 2018 | $128,730 | 1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $127,440 | 7.51% | - |
| 2016 | $117,870 | -7.06% | - |
| 2015 | $126,190 | 4.19% | - |
| 2014 | $120,900 | -0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $121,770 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $121,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $138,900, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (median annual salary of $174,780). Compared with Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, the median annual salary of lawyers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Danbury | |
| New Haven | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |