The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach 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 | $53,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,040.
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 | $93,640 | -0.72% | 24.27% |
| 2021 | $94,310 | 3.52% | - |
| 2020 | $90,990 | -2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $93,680 | 12.25% | - |
| 2018 | $82,200 | 5.96% | - |
| 2017 | $77,300 | 5.54% | - |
| 2016 | $73,020 | -8.50% | - |
| 2015 | $79,230 | -1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $80,510 | -5.48% | - |
| 2013 | $84,920 | 16.50% | - |
| 2012 | $70,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,640 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 35.0 percent (35.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.