The annual salary statistics of lawyers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $45,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $163,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,190 | -10.83% | -43.79% |
| 2016 | $91,090 | 5.54% | - |
| 2015 | $86,040 | -7.73% | - |
| 2014 | $92,690 | -27.82% | - |
| 2013 | $118,480 | 0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $118,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,190 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.