The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $52,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $175,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,310.
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 | $83,740 | 7.86% | 17.27% |
| 2021 | $77,160 | -5.61% | - |
| 2020 | $81,490 | 5.74% | - |
| 2019 | $76,810 | -7.20% | - |
| 2018 | $82,340 | 9.74% | - |
| 2017 | $74,320 | 6.78% | - |
| 2016 | $69,280 | 6.32% | - |
| 2015 | $64,900 | -6.75% | - |
| 2012 | $69,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,740 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Carbondale-Marion is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.