For those billing $350-$400/hr, what’s your hourly requirement and salary? Trying to gauge where I stand. I’m located in the Midwest L/MCOL. No book of business.

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I made 466k last year billing at 395. Billed 2400 hrs.

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$227k/yr and 1800

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$300/hour. $145k. 1800.

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$430/hr | $210k if billing 1700 hrs and can reach $265k if billing 1900 hrs | at an AM Law 200 firm

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I'm in the Midwest. I bill at $400, no hourly requirement, 160,000

I bill about out at about that and make $200k in a medium sized metro right outside one of the largest cities in the world. Requirements are loosely 1800 but not enforced. I bill $350 (for certain clients) to $450 an hour.

Last place paid $210k and required 2100 billable hours in one of the largest cities in the world/HCOL area. I was billing out at $475 an hour.

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