The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $51,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $118,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $175,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $232,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $232,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,140.
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 | $118,910 | 13.37% | 15.60% |
| 2021 | $103,010 | -16.25% | - |
| 2020 | $119,750 | -1.14% | - |
| 2019 | $121,120 | 15.13% | - |
| 2018 | $102,800 | -9.43% | - |
| 2017 | $112,490 | 7.08% | - |
| 2016 | $104,530 | 6.14% | - |
| 2015 | $98,110 | -8.89% | - |
| 2014 | $106,830 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $105,340 | 4.73% | - |
| 2012 | $100,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $118,910 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Raleigh-Cary is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 41.1 percent (41.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.