The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $72,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $116,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $214,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $214,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,980.
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 | $116,180 | 9.84% | 17.09% |
| 2021 | $104,750 | 0.70% | - |
| 2020 | $104,020 | -1.37% | - |
| 2019 | $105,450 | 4.34% | - |
| 2018 | $100,870 | 3.44% | - |
| 2017 | $97,400 | 0.04% | - |
| 2016 | $97,360 | 0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $96,670 | -2.22% | - |
| 2014 | $98,820 | 0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $98,680 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $96,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,180 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.