The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $79,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $111,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $155,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $218,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $218,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $155,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,340.
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 | $155,900 | 3.23% | 25.47% |
| 2021 | $150,860 | 13.42% | - |
| 2020 | $130,610 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $129,840 | -7.12% | - |
| 2018 | $139,080 | 4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $132,380 | -2.34% | - |
| 2016 | $135,480 | 8.49% | - |
| 2015 | $123,980 | 4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $118,640 | 2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $115,260 | -0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $116,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $155,900, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for lawyers in state of Texas, followed by Midland (median annual salary $151,340). In comparison, the median annual salary of lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in Midland.