The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $61,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $204,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,810.
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 | $96,170 | -3.47% | 3.45% |
| 2021 | $99,510 | -1.53% | - |
| 2020 | $101,030 | 4.60% | - |
| 2019 | $96,380 | 0.36% | - |
| 2018 | $96,030 | -10.49% | - |
| 2017 | $106,100 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $103,200 | 5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $97,280 | 1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $96,260 | 1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $95,290 | 2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $92,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,170 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.