The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $61,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $168,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $227,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $227,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,810.
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 | $117,650 | 13.84% | 16.17% |
| 2021 | $101,370 | 3.86% | - |
| 2020 | $97,460 | 4.48% | - |
| 2019 | $93,090 | 4.82% | - |
| 2018 | $88,600 | 2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $86,610 | -19.57% | - |
| 2016 | $103,560 | 12.96% | - |
| 2015 | $90,140 | -1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $91,320 | -6.15% | - |
| 2013 | $96,940 | -1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $98,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,650 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 48.3 percent (48.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.