The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $62,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $161,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,410.
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 | $113,700 | 1.80% | 11.56% |
| 2016 | $111,650 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $108,480 | 5.49% | - |
| 2014 | $102,520 | -1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $104,410 | 3.69% | - |
| 2012 | $100,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,700 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Nassau-Suffolk is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.