The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $57,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $151,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $207,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $207,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,180.
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 | $106,200 | 2.98% | 1.73% |
| 2021 | $103,040 | -11.73% | - |
| 2020 | $115,130 | 4.92% | - |
| 2019 | $109,470 | 9.66% | - |
| 2018 | $98,890 | -1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $100,740 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $98,650 | 1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $97,610 | -3.84% | - |
| 2014 | $101,360 | -2.22% | - |
| 2013 | $103,610 | -0.72% | - |
| 2012 | $104,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,200 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 40.6 percent (40.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.