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Salary for Industry: Law Firm

United States » Industry » Law Firm Overview » Law Firm Salary

Updated: 12 May 2013

Industry: Law Firm

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$27K	$54K	$81K
Attorney / Lawyer	$76,463
Paralegal	$41,569
Legal Secretary	$53,525
Associate Attorney	$70,989
Legal Assistant	$39,047
Associate Attorney (Law Firm)	$78,463
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	$41,114
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 12 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 4,352

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Key Statistics for Law Firm Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Kirkland & Ellis Llp	$37,506 - $295,898
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp	$25,301 - $226,855
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Llp	$42,282 - $198,659
Small Law Firm	$29,194 - $81,094
K&L Gates LLP	$53,917 - $75,987

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$38,628 - $65,851
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$57,551 - $104,875
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$54,177 - $103,904
Associate's Degree	$35,192 - $56,313
Juris Doctor (JD), Law	$62,254 - $104,163

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Gender

	Female 70%			Male 30%
Salary:	$39,545 - $69,541			$50,029 - $101,472

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

36%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

14%

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