Interested to know since this is rarely done, but what is your salary/state/position (__ year associate, etc.)/practice area? I see salaries posted far too often without any context. Surely everyone on here isn’t biglaw in NYC, Miami, LA, etc. Where are all the normal folks at?

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3rd year. NYC Gov Law. $230k plus bonus (we’ll see if there are any this year 🙃)

I worked in city gov for almost a decade.
ADA: 55-65k (1-4yrs out of school)
Legislative body: 85k (5 years out of school, non attorney role)
Mayor’s office: 117k (6 yrs out of school, non attorney role)

Consider non attorney roles in government that still keep you in legal/Policy

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This is great and interesting

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5th year, remote in house counsel for software company, personally located in Denver area. 150k base + 15% annual bonus and significant equity. Super flexible hours (generally work from about 8:30 - 4 with freedom to go to appointments, etc during the day and “unlimited PTO) plus work from home makes it a pretty good gig.

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Sign me up! Especially if you can take a Thursday off and avoid I-70 skiing on the weekend.

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8 year trial attorney. Los Angeles. Plaintiff’s Personal Injury and elder abuse $750k to $1mill. Base is $165k with a $300k guarantee. 10% on all cases. 33 1/3% on cases I bring in.

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TA2, are you with one of the more prominent PI firms or a smaller shop? Spouse is also 8 yr PI and insurance bad faith in la currently stuck around 3-400k with referrals and is tempted to move or go on his own rather than renegotiate. Friends in the other shops aren’t transparent about comp so no idea how he stacks up. He’s also a trial guy and the right hand guy at the firm so pay doesn’t feel like it’s enough.

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95k 1st yr insurance defense in Georgia

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I didn't clerk, nope.

155k. 9th year/1st year partner. New England area midsize firm.

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...is this all I have to look forward to? (Non-equity I assume?)

$135k plus bonus, 2nd year Real Estate Associate at a big NJ firm

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Not an attorney (yet) but a 3rd year patent agent at a Chicago boutique. Currently at $97.5k.

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Thank you!!

In house, TX, fairly senior, salary 220, total comp 300-ish.

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No big law here. Small firm with 5 attorneys in CA. 100k/year with bonus as decided by owner of firm. Last year, I received $5k in bonus. Been in practice more than 20 yrs. Fortunately, I also have a gov’t pension of $76k per year.

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Solo in Vermont. $110-150k, depending on how the last couple months shake out. This is my 3rd year.

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3rd year, BigLaw, Chicago, IP litigation, $195k

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80k/7th year/local government/Virginia (not NOVA)

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Update: 100k/8th year/same local government employer

$163k at a midsize midatlantic firm - 6th year lit associate

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3rd year, started in big law (Cravath scale) in NYC. Now at a regional/midsize firm in the south, $150k + discretionary bonuses. Corporate

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120k, first year, mid-sized boutique, transactional/regulatory, not sure about bonus yet.

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New Jersey. 1750 billable requirement, since others have added it.

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$225. 8th year out of school. Second year as a solo. New Orleans. Consumer/Small Business finance.

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$110k base + bonus, 4th year corp associate, midsize firm in Pacific Northwest

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75k base, 2nd year, small PI firm in NJ

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Yes I get a nice chunk for origination. Also get bonus each year.

$121K fed government L & E practice in Washington, D.C.

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115k in-house at a large non-profit in Boston. Core area of practice is real estate finance. 2019 grad.

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I keep waiting for someone to post that they make less $ as a third year than I do....I’m realizing I need to ask for a raise ASAP!

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3rd year associate at about 75 lawyer firm in Baltimore, MD. Insurance defense. Salary is approx. $85k. In non-COVID times, I could expect a bonus of between $5k to $10k after reaching 1850 billable hours... but this year all bets are off.

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