The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $70,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $169,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $121,780 | -0.10% | 8.86% |
| 2016 | $121,900 | 1.26% | - |
| 2015 | $120,370 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $118,580 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $114,290 | 2.89% | - |
| 2012 | $110,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,780 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 39.4 percent (39.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.