The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $48,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,160.
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 | $82,410 | -11.78% | 12.24% |
| 2021 | $92,120 | -2.55% | - |
| 2020 | $94,470 | 15.40% | - |
| 2019 | $79,920 | -1.34% | - |
| 2018 | $80,990 | 0.53% | - |
| 2017 | $80,560 | -16.70% | - |
| 2016 | $94,010 | 5.53% | - |
| 2015 | $88,810 | 12.27% | - |
| 2014 | $77,910 | 6.57% | - |
| 2013 | $72,790 | 0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $72,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,410 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Huntington-Ashland is 49.1 percent (49.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.