The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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 | $58,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,230.
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 | $82,350 | 5.14% | 19.95% |
| 2021 | $78,120 | -3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $80,740 | 11.87% | - |
| 2017 | $71,160 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $69,360 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $68,060 | 0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $67,400 | 4.12% | - |
| 2013 | $64,620 | -2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $65,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,350 in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manchester | |
| Portsmouth | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Nashua | |
| Dover-Durham | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester-Dover | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |