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Lawyer Salary in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,270
25th Percentile Wage
$77,000
50th Percentile Wage
$99,440
75th Percentile Wage
$162,700
90th Percentile Wage
$225,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $225,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,270.

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
$99,440
1.58% 4.64%
2021
$97,870
-2.93% -
2020
$100,740
-10.08% -
2019
$110,890
7.44% -
2018
$102,640
-6.16% -
2017
$108,960
-8.31% -
2016
$118,010
3.01% -
2015
$114,460
2.84% -
2014
$111,210
17.48% -
2013
$91,770
-3.33% -
2012
$94,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Ann Arbor with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,440 in Ann Arbor is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Ann Arbor is 44.4 percent (44.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$178,770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$122,680
Battle Creek
$122,660
Bay City
$113,350
Lansing-East Lansing
$108,300
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$106,200
South Bend-Mishawaka
$104,780
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$104,310
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$102,020
Jackson
$101,760
Flint
$100,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$100,400
Ann Arbor
$99,440
Niles-Benton Harbor
$99,370
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$99,310
Monroe
$97,520
Kalamazoo-Portage
$96,170
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$95,150
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$94,240
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$93,640
Holland-Grand Haven
$86,340
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$83,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan.