The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $64,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $148,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $181,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $181,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $148,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,940.
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 | $148,890 | -3.84% | 18.30% |
| 2016 | $154,600 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $147,990 | 8.24% | - |
| 2014 | $135,800 | 10.15% | - |
| 2013 | $122,010 | 0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $121,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $148,890, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $165,980). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of lawyers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| New Bedford | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |