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Lawyer Salary in Olympia, Washington

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Olympia, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Olympia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Olympia, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$78,040
25th Percentile Wage
$92,560
50th Percentile Wage
$116,330
75th Percentile Wage
$136,470
90th Percentile Wage
$160,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Olympia, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,040.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$116,330
10.36% 31.81%
2021
$104,280
-1.02% -
2020
$105,340
3.03% -
2019
$102,150
0.17% -
2018
$101,980
4.11% -
2017
$97,790
5.52% -
2016
$92,390
0.29% -
2015
$92,120
1.02% -
2014
$91,180
12.97% -
2013
$79,350
0.04% -
2012
$79,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Olympia with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,330 in Olympia is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Olympia is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$140,120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$136,120
Yakima
$124,970
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$121,780
Olympia
$116,330
Longview
$112,690
Bremerton-Silverdale
$110,410
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$108,530
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$107,080
Spokane
$106,830
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$106,330
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$106,070
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$105,760
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$105,700
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$99,340
Walla Walla
$99,050
Tacoma
$96,820
Bellingham
$92,960
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$88,300
Lewiston
$78,990
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$73,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Olympia, Washington.