Attorney / Lawyer Salary

Updated: 20 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$35,234 - $99,329
Bonus	$0.00 - $9,933
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$36,000 - $118,519
Country: Puerto Rico \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 20 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 27

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Companies and Industries for Attorney / Lawyer Salaries

Popular Industries

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Legal Services	$26,759 - $82,689
Law Firm	Not enough data
Litigation	Not enough data

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Key Statistics for Attorney / Lawyer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 54%			Male 46%
Salary:	$42,729 - $80,000			$45,000 - $76,000

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

11%

1-4 years

48%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

11%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

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Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	Not enough data
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 72%		Dental: 44%
	Vision: 20%		None: 28%

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Attorney / Lawyer

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$36,000 - $118,519

	Law Clerk $0.00 - $0.00
	Associate Attorney (Law Firm) $0.00 - $0.00

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Attorney / Lawyer Job Description

People with the job title Attorney / Lawyer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Attorneys / Lawyers

Advise clients in business transactions, claim liablility, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or legal rights and obligations. Analyze and interpret laws, rulings and regulations with probable case outcomes for individuals and businesses. Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions; evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments for presentation of cases. Represent clients in court or before government agencies, present and summarize cases to judges and juries. Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.

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