The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $58,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $82,940 | 1.30% | 19.34% |
| 2015 | $81,860 | 4.10% | - |
| 2014 | $78,500 | 9.49% | - |
| 2013 | $71,050 | 5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $66,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,940 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.