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Lawyer Salary in Florence, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Florence, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Florence 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 Florence, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,910
25th Percentile Wage
$66,340
50th Percentile Wage
$103,250
75th Percentile Wage
$127,240
90th Percentile Wage
$172,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Florence, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,910.

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
$103,250
9.71% 18.41%
2021
$93,220
4.98% -
2020
$88,580
15.17% -
2019
$75,140
-38.39% -
2018
$103,990
17.17% -
2017
$86,140
-4.16% -
2016
$89,720
1.62% -
2015
$88,270
-9.87% -
2014
$96,980
-0.09% -
2013
$97,070
13.22% -
2012
$84,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Florence with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,250 in Florence is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Florence is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$147,280
Anderson
$127,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$124,990
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$105,490
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$104,900
Florence
$103,250
Spartanburg
$101,020
Augusta-Richmond County
$100,050
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$94,940
Sumter
$94,370
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$87,480
Columbia
$84,070
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$83,640
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$78,890
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$74,500
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$56,810

See also: Top paying jobs in Florence, South Carolina.