The annual salary statistics of legislators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Lake County-Kenosha County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,470 | 49.94% | 51.99% |
| 2016 | $19,760 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,480 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $19,040 | -0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $19,080 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $18,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,470 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Lake County-Kenosha County is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Appleton and 54.9 percent (54.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.