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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$180K, plus bonus at 2000 hours, 10% of all origination; 4th year corporate associate, Chicago midsize firm

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How do you feel about 2000? Easy or hard to meet? About to start my first year as an associate in Chicago at a mid sized firm.

1 1/2 years / Family, Civil Lit, and PI / $60K w/full health benefits, bonus unknown for this year, raises are off the table due to COVID.../ SW Florida

Looking for a new job after reading this post.

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I certainly don't, I appreciate the court experience and autonomy on my cases, but for what I do I think I should be given at least a $15K raise at a minimum. I like the people I work with and outside of the oldest partner being kinda abrasive it's a real chill environment without a heavy bill load. I just know that I could be making so much more if I found a position to lateral into.

2nd year associate in NYC at mid sized firm making 105k

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What are the hours like?

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2nd year associate, 90k, small northern New England firm that does domestic, litigation, and L&E

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65k, 1st year, medium size firm in small metropolis in Midwest

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4th year associate at midsize firm of approximately 100 lawyers in Atlanta. Insurance defense. Salary is $105k.

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99k, 3rd year in house insurance defense in Baltimore area

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$75k - insurance defense 1st year at 50 lawyer firm in the Midwest

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235k/GA/6th year associate/commercial lit (biglaw)

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230, sixth year, Chicago IP boutique

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$145k, 2nd year litigation in Minneapolis at AmLaw 200 firm

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155, plus 10% bonus, or more, based on company performance, 12 years practicing, in-house, Chicago.

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$190 8th year litigation plaintiff's side, Minneapolis AmLaw 200

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60k + 1/3 of the Atty fee for any cases I bring in; 3% bonus; 3rd year, small/medium sized Plaintiff litigation; Chicago

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130k. Western Pa. 7th year associate. Insurance defense

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2nd year / Colorado / government / 79k

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1st year, Chicago, L&E defense, $145k plus $35k bonus for over 2,100 hours

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I’m at a V100 that pays under market. Market for 1st years in Chicago is $190k. I could go to many other firms and get paid more, but I like where I work.

5th year; Denver, CO; small domestic relations firm. $72,000 plus up to 4% retirement contribution match plus $3,600/yr to find my own health ins. 1,440 billable hours per year.

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230k biglaw 4th yr Bay Area

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2nd year - $115,000k TX

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