The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $50,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $227,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $227,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,720.
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 | $84,220 | 8.58% | 34.41% |
| 2021 | $76,990 | 2.10% | - |
| 2020 | $75,370 | 11.36% | - |
| 2016 | $66,810 | 3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $64,750 | 19.49% | - |
| 2014 | $52,130 | -20.62% | - |
| 2013 | $62,880 | 12.15% | - |
| 2012 | $55,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,220 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Michigan City-La Porte is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gary.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Terre Haute | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Columbus | |
| Kokomo | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Lafayette | |
| Muncie | |
| Gary |