How much do Lawyers make in Traverse City, MI?

Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $67,330 and the 90th percentile is $236,650. The difference is $169,320, which is 157.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,670 to the 75th at $170,390, covers $90,720.

The mean annual wage is $141,920, which sits above the median of $107,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Traverse City, MI median is 32.7% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,088, which is 27.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.7% lower than the Michigan median of $130,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Traverse City, MI is 93.372, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $115,088 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Traverse City, MI ranks 12th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Green Bay, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $119,370 and employment of 310. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,236, against $115,088 here.
• Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $97,300 and employment of 130. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,168, against $115,088 here.
• Sheboygan, WI is 123 miles away, with a median of $115,770 and employment of 80. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,141, against $115,088 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Traverse City, MI (190 of 68,440). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.