The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Capital-Northern New York 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 | $58,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,710.
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 | $95,010 | 1.32% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $93,760 | -1.69% | - |
| 2020 | $95,340 | 4.51% | - |
| 2019 | $91,040 | -3.68% | - |
| 2018 | $94,390 | -1.21% | - |
| 2017 | $95,530 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $92,800 | -6.02% | - |
| 2015 | $98,390 | 22.13% | - |
| 2014 | $76,620 | -6.41% | - |
| 2013 | $81,530 | 8.05% | - |
| 2012 | $74,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,010 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.