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Lawyer Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,510
25th Percentile Wage
$85,710
50th Percentile Wage
$103,840
75th Percentile Wage
$163,510
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $163,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$103,840
-5.61% 13.70%
2016
$109,670
-29.14% -
2015
$141,630
-7.65% -
2014
$152,460
22.16% -
2013
$118,670
24.49% -
2012
$89,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,840 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Lake County-Kenosha County is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$148,090
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$129,750
Green Bay
$128,520
Sheboygan
$106,800
Lake County-Kenosha County
$103,840
Madison
$103,190
Appleton
$102,990
Oshkosh-Neenah
$101,310
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$99,060
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$98,130
Wausau
$98,060
La Crosse
$97,730
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$96,840
Duluth
$96,310
Janesville
$94,940
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$89,460
Fond du Lac
$80,890
Eau Claire
$80,230
Racine
$80,100
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$74,120