The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $49,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $200,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $200,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,360.
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 | $87,480 | 8.44% | 23.67% |
| 2021 | $80,100 | 6.87% | - |
| 2020 | $74,600 | 4.65% | - |
| 2019 | $71,130 | 3.09% | - |
| 2018 | $68,930 | -5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $72,770 | -14.59% | - |
| 2016 | $83,390 | 5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $78,490 | 5.01% | - |
| 2014 | $74,560 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $73,900 | 9.65% | - |
| 2012 | $66,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,480 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 40.6 percent (40.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.