The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $51,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $200,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $200,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,800.
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 | $107,970 | 11.79% | 32.03% |
| 2021 | $95,240 | 4.74% | - |
| 2020 | $90,730 | -4.61% | - |
| 2019 | $94,910 | 5.57% | - |
| 2018 | $89,620 | 4.24% | - |
| 2017 | $85,820 | 12.91% | - |
| 2016 | $74,740 | -2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $76,610 | 10.16% | - |
| 2014 | $68,830 | -9.33% | - |
| 2013 | $75,250 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $73,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $107,970, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $127,250). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of lawyers in Shreveport-Bossier City is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower.
| 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 |