The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Dover-Durham 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 | $64,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $204,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,560.
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 | $91,910 | 12.64% | 6.22% |
| 2021 | $80,290 | -25.64% | - |
| 2020 | $100,880 | -15.41% | - |
| 2019 | $116,430 | -7.61% | - |
| 2018 | $125,290 | 25.78% | - |
| 2017 | $92,990 | 7.31% | - |
| 2016 | $86,190 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $83,100 | -3.72% | - |
| 2012 | $86,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,910 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Dover-Durham is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.