I work for a small PI firm in the NH. I’m paid salary and receive an annual bonus at the end of the year. The bonus is at the discretion of the 4 partners and there’s no set formula to calculate the amount. I have already brought in over $500k in fees for the year. I want to start receiving a commission on the cases I settle or receive judgement. I also want to be reasonable when I propose the percentage to the partners. So I’m looking for the “going rate” on commissions. Thank you.

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I am a commission only PI Attorney in a huge PI market. I get a straight 20% of the total fees I bring in, and it graduates upwards after 1.5 million in fees. I did 500K in fees my first year at this firm, and made a little over 100K (personal referrals pay out 40%). I don’t know any firm that would pay you 200K for 500K in fees, especially in a smaller market.

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What’s your base? If it’s under $100k, I’d say between 6-10% commission as a non partner.

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Yes. Base is $80,000. Thank you for your response.

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I’m with a firm that is primarily defense but we do a fair amount of plaintiff work. Either way, if you have $500k in fees I’d expect total compensation to be in the range of $200k assuming you worked those cases to get the recovery.

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Thank you so much. Yes I handle the cases from intake to settlement/judgment.

Now the tricky part - initiating the conversation with the partners.

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Sorry to hijack your thread, but where in NH? I'm planning a move out there. I also work in PI. Seems like the market is pretty slow job wise these days.

Today I learned that New Hampshire has a sea coast. Wow

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