The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $52,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $196,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,810.
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 | $87,050 | 7.24% | 16.57% |
| 2021 | $80,750 | -24.69% | - |
| 2020 | $100,690 | 11.30% | - |
| 2019 | $89,310 | 9.55% | - |
| 2018 | $80,780 | -0.78% | - |
| 2017 | $81,410 | 0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $81,360 | -1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $82,700 | 10.11% | - |
| 2014 | $74,340 | -2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $76,510 | 5.07% | - |
| 2012 | $72,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,050 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Wheeling | |
| Winchester | |
| Beckley | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Cumberland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |