The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $57,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $208,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $208,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,260.
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 | $106,000 | 27.49% | 11.40% |
| 2021 | $76,860 | -6.99% | - |
| 2020 | $82,230 | 3.43% | - |
| 2019 | $79,410 | -23.59% | - |
| 2018 | $98,140 | 23.94% | - |
| 2017 | $74,650 | 10.44% | - |
| 2016 | $66,860 | -13.12% | - |
| 2015 | $75,630 | -26.21% | - |
| 2014 | $95,450 | -2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $97,830 | 4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $93,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,000 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.