The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $55,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $214,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $214,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,840 | -4.48% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | $100,130 | -9.58% | - |
| 2020 | $109,720 | 8.28% | - |
| 2019 | $100,640 | 10.20% | - |
| 2018 | $90,370 | 6.54% | - |
| 2016 | $84,460 | -1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $85,960 | -11.20% | - |
| 2014 | $95,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,840 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 44.9 percent (44.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Monroe | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |