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Lawyer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$81,350
25th Percentile Wage
$107,690
50th Percentile Wage
$176,170
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $176,170. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $107,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$176,170
5.82% 20.26%
2021
$165,920
2.39% -
2020
$161,950
4.28% -
2019
$155,020
2.92% -
2018
$150,500
0.56% -
2017
$149,650
-0.11% -
2016
$149,820
1.74% -
2015
$147,210
-0.63% -
2014
$148,140
2.45% -
2013
$144,510
2.80% -
2012
$140,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $176,170, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for lawyers in state of New York, followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary $157,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of lawyers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in New York-White Plains-Wayne.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.