The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $65,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $220,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $220,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,420.
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 | $106,330 | -11.40% | 30.53% |
| 2021 | $118,450 | 22.31% | - |
| 2020 | $92,020 | 2.02% | - |
| 2019 | $90,160 | -0.34% | - |
| 2018 | $90,470 | -1.14% | - |
| 2017 | $91,500 | 11.86% | - |
| 2016 | $80,650 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $81,210 | 7.51% | - |
| 2014 | $75,110 | -3.41% | - |
| 2013 | $77,670 | 4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $73,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,330 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.