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Lawyer Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Central 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,640
25th Percentile Wage
$72,400
50th Percentile Wage
$86,910
75th Percentile Wage
$108,340
90th Percentile Wage
$159,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Central 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 $159,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,640.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$86,910
1.42% 7.84%
2016
$85,680
0.70% -
2015
$85,080
4.02% -
2014
$81,660
0.23% -
2013
$81,470
1.68% -
2012
$80,100
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Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,910 in Central 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 Central New York nonmetropolitan area is 50.7 percent (50.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$176,170
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$157,020
Syracuse
$129,540
Ithaca
$125,490
Utica-Rome
$119,680
Rochester
$117,200
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$116,180
Nassau-Suffolk
$113,700
Watertown-Fort Drum
$109,290
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$107,600
Kingston
$106,290
Binghamton
$103,540
Elmira
$100,560
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$99,300
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$98,450
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$95,010
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$94,500
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$86,910
Glens Falls
$85,980
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$81,380