The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $75,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $173,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $173,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,090.
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 | $123,920 | -2.92% | 32.10% |
| 2021 | $127,540 | 3.50% | - |
| 2020 | $123,080 | 6.05% | - |
| 2019 | $115,630 | 12.82% | - |
| 2018 | $100,810 | -1.32% | - |
| 2017 | $102,140 | 1.74% | - |
| 2016 | $100,360 | -1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $101,860 | 5.01% | - |
| 2014 | $96,760 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $95,050 | 11.48% | - |
| 2012 | $84,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $123,920 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.