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Lawyer Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,810
25th Percentile Wage
$85,970
50th Percentile Wage
$101,530
75th Percentile Wage
$165,270
90th Percentile Wage
$220,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $220,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$101,530
1.93% 22.97%
2021
$99,570
6.39% -
2020
$93,210
0.72% -
2019
$92,540
-16.56% -
2018
$107,860
16.61% -
2017
$89,940
-1.71% -
2016
$91,480
0.75% -
2015
$90,790
9.14% -
2014
$82,490
1.94% -
2013
$80,890
3.31% -
2012
$78,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,530 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Springfield is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$136,290
Bloomington
$135,540
Peoria
$127,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$122,970
Champaign-Urbana
$103,730
Decatur
$102,610
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$101,780
Springfield
$101,530
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$99,690
Rockford
$95,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$92,930
Kankakee-Bradley
$84,920
Carbondale-Marion
$83,740
Danville
$81,850
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,290
Bloomington-Normal
$61,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.