The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $64,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $216,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $216,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,040.
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 | $103,730 | 5.01% | 23.44% |
| 2021 | $98,530 | 3.60% | - |
| 2020 | $94,980 | -18.29% | - |
| 2014 | $112,350 | 26.22% | - |
| 2013 | $82,890 | 4.19% | - |
| 2012 | $79,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,730 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Champaign-Urbana is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 40.4 percent (40.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.