The average annual salaries for lawyers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of lawyers among New York metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 | $80,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $172,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,880. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $106,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $80,850.
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 | $172,880 | 5.03% | 23.52% |
| 2021 | $164,180 | 6.11% | - |
| 2020 | $154,150 | 4.65% | - |
| 2019 | $146,980 | 1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $144,150 | 0.80% | - |
| 2017 | $142,990 | 1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $140,200 | 3.99% | - |
| 2015 | $134,610 | -0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $135,790 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $136,320 | 3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $132,210 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of lawyers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of lawyers in state of New York ranges from $81,380 to $176,170. The highest paying area for lawyers in New York is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with a median annual salary of $176,170. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is New York-White Plains-Wayne (mean annual salary $157,020). The lowest paying area is East Central New York nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $81,380.