What’s the average salary of a second year associate attorney in SoCal? With savings and living expenses taken into account, I feel like I’m living paycheck to paycheck. I want to ask for a raise but don’t know what’s a reasonable amount to ask…

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Practice? Boutique, midsize, big law?

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Insurance defense is the determining factor. You’re looking at probably $90-$110k. ID doesn’t really pay all that much more based on location. ID associates in SF get paid about the same as ID associates in Albuquerque. Billable rates are super low and generally the same market to market.

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I’m a second year in SoCal (not LA) making $110k at a midsize firm representing public entities, for reference.

As a second year at a firm doing employment litigation with mostly insurance clients, I was making about 140k (120k base and 20k bonus)

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