The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $44,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,990 | -15.81% | -48.03% |
| 2016 | $83,370 | -0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $84,180 | -13.82% | - |
| 2014 | $95,810 | -1.38% | - |
| 2013 | $97,130 | -9.72% | - |
| 2012 | $106,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,990 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 56.6 percent (56.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.