The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $74,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,380.
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 | $122,510 | 15.49% | 19.85% |
| 2021 | $103,530 | 7.97% | - |
| 2020 | $95,280 | -3.15% | - |
| 2019 | $98,280 | -5.27% | - |
| 2018 | $103,460 | 1.11% | - |
| 2017 | $102,310 | 6.39% | - |
| 2016 | $95,770 | -3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $98,740 | 7.35% | - |
| 2014 | $91,480 | 5.30% | - |
| 2013 | $86,630 | -13.34% | - |
| 2012 | $98,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,510 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.