The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $52,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $198,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $198,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,450.
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 | $132,960 | 5.81% | 36.33% |
| 2021 | $125,240 | 16.38% | - |
| 2020 | $104,730 | -3.42% | - |
| 2019 | $108,310 | -1.99% | - |
| 2018 | $110,470 | -3.59% | - |
| 2017 | $114,440 | 15.24% | - |
| 2016 | $97,000 | 10.46% | - |
| 2015 | $86,850 | -1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $87,740 | -2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $90,240 | 6.18% | - |
| 2012 | $84,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,960, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Winston-Salem (median annual salary of $147,930). Compared with Winston-Salem, the median annual salary of lawyers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower.