The annual salary statistics of lawyers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $67,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $155,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $179,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,790.
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 | $104,780 | 5.21% | 5.86% |
| 2021 | $99,320 | 34.50% | - |
| 2018 | $65,050 | -28.18% | - |
| 2017 | $83,380 | 20.35% | - |
| 2016 | $66,410 | -62.79% | - |
| 2015 | $108,110 | 20.65% | - |
| 2014 | $85,780 | -26.08% | - |
| 2013 | $108,150 | 8.79% | - |
| 2012 | $98,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,780 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in South Bend-Mishawaka is 41.4 percent (41.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.