The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $64,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $183,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $183,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,100.
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 | $128,750 | 2.03% | 1.51% |
| 2021 | $126,140 | -5.11% | - |
| 2020 | $132,580 | -1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $134,580 | 1.66% | - |
| 2018 | $132,340 | 1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $129,740 | 4.09% | - |
| 2016 | $124,440 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $122,110 | -3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $126,100 | -2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $129,200 | 1.85% | - |
| 2012 | $126,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,750 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.