The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $150,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $195,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $87,970 | -11.83% | 27.52% |
| 2021 | $98,380 | -3.01% | - |
| 2020 | $101,340 | 7.82% | - |
| 2019 | $93,420 | 4.70% | - |
| 2018 | $89,030 | 0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $88,230 | -9.51% | - |
| 2016 | $96,620 | 5.43% | - |
| 2015 | $91,370 | 29.56% | - |
| 2013 | $64,360 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $63,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,970 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |