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Lawyer Salary in New Haven, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in New Haven, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in New Haven 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 New Haven, Connecticut

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,530
25th Percentile Wage
$86,460
50th Percentile Wage
$130,480
75th Percentile Wage
$176,310
90th Percentile Wage
$181,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in New Haven, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $181,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,530.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$130,480
3.35% 14.79%
2021
$126,110
-1.18% -
2020
$127,600
20.54% -
2019
$101,390
-17.22% -
2018
$118,850
3.90% -
2017
$114,220
-5.99% -
2016
$121,060
4.68% -
2015
$115,400
5.11% -
2014
$109,500
7.52% -
2013
$101,270
-9.79% -
2012
$111,180
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Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in New Haven with Other Connecticut Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,480 in New Haven is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in New Haven is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
$174,780
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
$138,900
Danbury
$136,590
New Haven
$130,480
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$128,090
Waterbury
$124,470
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$107,060

See also: Top paying jobs in New Haven, Connecticut.