The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $65,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $194,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $194,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,280.
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 | $108,300 | 3.71% | 10.22% |
| 2021 | $104,280 | -7.90% | - |
| 2020 | $112,520 | 12.93% | - |
| 2019 | $97,970 | 0.89% | - |
| 2018 | $97,100 | 6.07% | - |
| 2017 | $91,210 | -7.73% | - |
| 2016 | $98,260 | 11.30% | - |
| 2015 | $87,160 | 3.94% | - |
| 2014 | $83,730 | -8.67% | - |
| 2013 | $90,990 | -6.86% | - |
| 2012 | $97,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,300 in Lansing-East Lansing is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Lansing-East Lansing is 39.4 percent (39.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.