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Lawyer Salary in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Edison-New Brunswick is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,710
25th Percentile Wage
$86,700
50th Percentile Wage
$121,720
75th Percentile Wage
$169,500
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $169,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$121,720
8.11% 3.80%
2013
$111,850
-4.69% -
2012
$117,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Edison-New Brunswick with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,720 in Edison-New Brunswick is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Edison-New Brunswick is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Wilmington and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Camden.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wilmington
$145,580
Trenton-Ewing
$141,410
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$133,050
Edison-New Brunswick
$121,720
Ocean City
$110,610
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$106,220
Camden
$102,400