The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $68,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $155,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $216,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $216,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,970.
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 | $98,320 | 1.25% | 20.53% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 15.73% | - |
| 2020 | $81,820 | 7.33% | - |
| 2019 | $75,820 | -1.81% | - |
| 2018 | $77,190 | -2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $79,330 | -1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $80,490 | 16.35% | - |
| 2015 | $67,330 | -4.01% | - |
| 2014 | $70,030 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $69,990 | -11.63% | - |
| 2012 | $78,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,320 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.