The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $51,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $139,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,160.
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 | $83,640 | -11.17% | -6.21% |
| 2021 | $92,980 | 16.13% | - |
| 2020 | $77,980 | 8.94% | - |
| 2019 | $71,010 | 13.91% | - |
| 2018 | $61,130 | 2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $59,530 | -4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $61,920 | -7.72% | - |
| 2015 | $66,700 | -18.56% | - |
| 2014 | $79,080 | -9.19% | - |
| 2013 | $86,350 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $88,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,640 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 43.2 percent (43.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.