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2017 1st Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 2nd Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 4th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 5th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 6th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 7th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2017 8th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
| Firm Name | Associate Salaries | Base Salary | Associate Bonuses |
| Adams and Reese | NA | Base Salary Firm did not disclose salary information | NA |
| Akerman | $115,000 | Base Salary Boca Raton, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, and West Palm Beach 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,600/week Jacksonville, Naples, Orlando, and Tampa 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $2,000/week Chicago, Dallas, New York, Tysons Corner, and Washington, DC 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,800/week Tallahassee 1st year: $95,000 Summer associate: $1,700/week | NA |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis | $125,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $160,000 | NA |
| Alston & Bird | $140,000-$170,000 | Base Salary Atlanta; North Carolina Offices 1st year: $155,000 Summer associate: $3,000/week Dallas; New York; DC; California Offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer Associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Andrews Kurth Kenyon | $150,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Archer & Greiner | NA | NA | NA |
| Arent Fox | $185,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $165,000 3rd year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,000/week | NA |
| Armstrong Teasdale | NA | NA | NA |
| Arnall Golden Gregory | $145,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $130,000 Summer associate: $2,400/week | NA |
| Arnold & Porter | $210,000 | Base Salary All US offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,465 per week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000-$40,000 Y2 $10,000-$45,000 Y3 $10,000-$45,000 Y4 $12,500-$50,000 Y5 $15,000-$55,000 Y6 $20,000-$60,000 Y7 $25,000-$65,000 Y8 $25,000-$75,000 Y9 $30,000-$75,000 |
| Baker & Hostetler | NA | Base Salary Cleveland 1st year: $130,000 Summer associate: $2,500/week Other Offices 1st year: Varies per office ($110,000 - $160,000) | NA |
| Baker Botts | $121,000-$160,000 | Base Salary US Offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: Pro-rated 1st year salary. | NA |
| Baker McKenzie | $121,000-$190,000 | Base Salary Miami, FL 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,788/week Other U.S. Offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $92,000 - $130,000 Summer associate: $1,200 - $2,100/week | NA |
| Ballard Spahr | $153,000 | Base Salary Atlanta 1st year: $135,000 (higher for IP) Summer associate: $2,600/week Baltimore 1st year: $125,000 Summer associate: $2,400/week Delaware, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Diego, and Washington, DC 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,900/week Denver and Phoenix 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week Las Vegas and Salt Lake City 1st year: $115,000 Summer associate: $2,200/week New York 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,100/week | NA |
| Barnes & Thornburg | NA | Base Salary Varies by market: 1st year: $115,000-$165,000/annual Summer associate: $1,000-2,500/week | NA |
| Benesch | NA | Base Salary BASE SALARY (2016) 1st year: $105,000 Summer associate: $2,188/week | NA |
| Blank Rome | $145,000 | Base Salary Los Angeles; New York 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week Washington, DC 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,885/week Philadelphia, PA 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,692/week | NA |
| Boies Schiller Flexner | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st Year: $180,000 2nd Year: $192,000 3rd Year: $210,000 4th Year: $240,000 5th Year: $264,000 6th Year: $282,000 7th Year: $300,000 Summer associate: 1L - $3,000/week; 2L and 3L - $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $35,000-$125,000 Y2 $25,000-$150,000 Y7 $50,000-$250,000 |
| Bond, Schoeneck & King | NA | NA | NA |
| Bracewell | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | $105,000 | Base Salary Birmingham, AL 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $1,300/wk (2L), $1,100/wk (1L) Charlotte, NC 1st year: $130,000 Summer associate: $1,900/wk (2L), $1,700/wk (1L) Huntsville, AL 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $1,300/wk (2L), $1,100/wk (1L) Jackson, MS 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $1,300/wk (2L), $1,100/wk (1L) Montgomery, AL 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $1,300/wk (2L), $1,100/wk (1L) Nashville, TN 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $1,800/wk (2L), $1,500/wk (1L) Washington, DC 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,300/wk (2L), $2,100/wk (1L) | NA |
| Brown Rudnick | $135,000-$170,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week | NA |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | NA | NA | NA |
| Bryan Cave | $130,000-$170,000 | Base Salary As of 1/1/2017 Atlanta, Charlotte, & St. Louis: 1st year: $135,000; Summer associate: $2,596/week Colorado, Kansas City, & Phoenix: 1st year: $130,000; Summer associate: $2,500/week Miami: 1st year: $145,000; Summer associate: $2,788/week California, Chicago, Dallas, New York, & Washington DC: 1st year: $160,000; Summer associate: $3,077/week | NA |
| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney | $110,000 | NA | NA |
| BuckleySandler | $180,000 + minimum of $9,000 401(k) profit sharing | Base Salary 1st year: $155,000 + minimum of $7,750 401(k) profit sharing 2nd year: $165,000 + minimum of $8,250 401(k) profit sharing 3rd year: $180,000 + minimum of $9,000 401(k) profit sharing 4th year: $200,000 + minimum of $10,000 401(k) profit sharing 5th year: $220,000 + minimum of $11,000 401(k) profit sharing 6th year: $235,000 + minimum of $11,750 401(k) profit sharing | NA |
| Burr & Forman | $92,000-$140,000 | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, Washington, DC and North Carolina offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | $116,000 | Base Salary Atlanta; Hartford 1st year: $135,000 Summer associate: $2,600/week Orlando; Tampa 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week Los Angeles; New York; Washington, DC 1st year: $155,000 Summer Associate: $3,000/week Miami; West Palm Beach 1st year: $145,000 Summer Associate: $2,800/week | NA |
| Chadbourne & Parke | $210,000 | Base Salary Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: pro-rated weekly salary of $180k | NA |
| Chapman and Cutler | NA | Base Salary Chicago 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week New York 1st year: $180,000 Salt Lake City 1st year: $130,000 San Francisco 1st year: $180,000 Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 | NA |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st Year: $180,000 2nd Year: $190,000 3rd Year: $210,000 4th Year: $235,000 5th Year: $260,000 6th Year: $280,000 Summer associate $3462/week | NA |
| Clark Hill | NA | NA | NA |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | $185,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Cooley | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year:$190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Covington & Burling | $210,000 | Base Salary U.S. Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,465/week | NA |
| Cozen O'Connor | $106,000-$116,000 | Base Salary 1st year: 125,000 to $160,000 (based by location) Summer associate: $2400 to $3076/week (based by location) | NA |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Crowell & Moring | $210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: Merit-based Summer associate: $3,077/week | NA |
| Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle | NA | NA | NA |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | $210,000 | Base Salary All US offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Davis Wright Tremaine | $107,500-$125,000 | Base Salary Portland 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,200/week Seattle 1st year: $142,500 Summer associate: $2,500/week Washington, DC 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week New York, NY 1st year: $155,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week Los Angeles, CA 1st year: $155,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week | NA |
| Day Pitney | $134,000-$145,000 | NA | NA |
| Debevoise & Plimpton | $210,000 | Base Salary U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year+: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Dechert | $210,000 | Base Salary All Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Dickinson Wright | $104,000 | NA | NA |
| Dinsmore & Shohl | NA | Base Salary Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, and Pittsburg 1st year: $115,000 Summer associate: $1,950/week Charleston, Morgantown, and Wheeling 1st year: $93,000 Summer associate: $1,050/week Lexington and Louisville 1st year: $107,000 Summer associate: $1,600/week | NA |
| DLA Piper | $110,000-$185,000 | Base Salary Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; Raleigh, NC; Short Hills, NJ; 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $2,788/week All other U.S. Offices 1st year: $$180,000 Summer associate: $3,076/week *Associate compensation is merit-based | NA |
| Dorsey & Whitney | $65,000-$165,000 | Base Salary Minneapolis, MN 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week | NA |
| Drinker Biddle & Reath | NA | Base Salary All Offices 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week | NA |
| Duane Morris | NA | Base Salary New York; Philadelphia; Baltimore 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,885/week | NA |
| Dykema Gossett | NA | Base Salary Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing 1st year: $105,000 Summer associate: $1,900/week Chicago, Dallas and Washington, DC 1st year: $135,000 Summer associate: $2,600/week Los Angeles 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week | NA |
| Faegre Baker Daniels | NA | NA | NA |
| Fenwick & West | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,076/week | NA |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner | $150,000-$185,000 | Base Salary Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,00 3d year: $210,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Fish & Richardson | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Fisher & Phillips | NA | NA | NA |
| Foley & Lardner | $90,000-$175,000 | Base Salary Boston; California offices; Chicago; New York; DC 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week Miami 1st year: $165,000 Summer associate: $3,200/week Detroit; Milwaukee 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,100/week Madison 1st year: $155,000 Summer associate: $3,000/week Tampa 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,800/week Jacksonville; Orlando; Tallahassee 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week | NA |
| Foley Hoag | $185,000 | Base Salary Boston, MA; Washington, DC 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $165,000 3rd year: $175,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week Foley Hoag has announced associate raises with first year salaries at $180,000 starting January 1, 2017. | NA |
| Fox Rothschild | NA | Base Salary Minneapolis 1st year: $110,000 Denver; Las Vegas 1st year: $115,000 Summer Associate: $2,211.54/week Pittsburgh 1st year: $120,000 Summer Associate: $2,307.69/week Atlantic City; Bucks County; Chester County; Dallas; Montgomery County 1st year: $125,000 | NA |
| Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy | NA | NA | NA |
| Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY; Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year: $325,000 Summer associate: $7,500 semi-monthly | NA |
| Frost Brown Todd | $110,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $90,000 Summer associate: $1,600/week | NA |
| Gardere Wynne Sewell | $118,000-$150,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,077 per week | NA |
| Gibbons | NA | Base Salary Entry Level: $135,000 (new associate hiring focuses on attorneys completing clerkships) | NA |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: 280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Goodwin Procter | $185,000 | NA | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | NA | NA | NA |
| Goulston & Storrs | $185,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,400/week | NA |
| GrayRobinson | NA | NA | NA |
| Greenberg Traurig | $99,000-$185,000 | Base Salary Salaries vary by geographic market. | NA |
| Greenspoon Marder | NA | NA | NA |
| Haynes and Boone | $118,628 | Base Salary All Offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Hinckley, Allen & Snyder | NA | NA | NA |
| Hinshaw & Culbertson | NA | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Hogan Lovells | $210,000 | Base Salary Most U.S. Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 | NA |
| Holland & Hart | $86,500-$96,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $100,000 - $130,000 Summer associate: $1,923-$2,500/week | NA |
| Holland & Knight | $120,000-$155,000 | Base Salary Major Markets (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, DC, LA, Tyson's Corner, NY, San Francisco, Stamford) 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,200/week | NA |
| Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $110,000 Summer associate: $2,000/week | NA |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Hunton & Williams | $150,000-$185,000 | Base Salary U.S. Offices 1st year: $160,000 to $180,000 Summer associate: $3,100 to $3,500/week | NA |
| Husch Blackwell | NA | NA | NA |
| Ice Miller | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $100,000 Summer associate: $1,900/week | NA |
| Irell & Manella | $210,000 | Base Salary Los Angeles, CA 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $17,500 Y2 $24,000 Y3 $35,000 Y4 $47,000 Y5 $60,000 |
| Jackson Lewis | $100,000 | Base Salary Firm did not disclose salary information. | NA |
| Jackson Walker | $160,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd - 8th year: Salary levels range from $200,000 to $270,000 (or higher for most productive senior associates). Summer associate: $3,462/ week | NA |
| Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell | NA | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Jenner & Block | NA | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,461.55/week | NA |
| Jones Day | $155,000-$180,000 | Base Salary Atlanta; Cleveland; Columbus; Detroit; Minneapolis; Pittsburgh 1st year: $160,000 2016 summer associate: $2,810/week 2017 summer associate: $3,100/week All other U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2016 summer associate: $3,100/week 2017 summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| K&L Gates | $112,000-$140,000 | Base Salary Starting salaries fall between $115,000 and $180,000, based on dynamics of the local market. | NA |
| Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman | $210,000 | Base Salary Austin; Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer Associates: $3,461/week | NA |
| Kaye Scholer | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,465/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Kelley Drye & Warren | $165,000-$185,000 | Base Salary NY and DC 1st year: $170,000 Summer associate: $3,269/ week | NA |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $135,000/$180,000 Summer associate: $2,981/$3,462/week | NA |
| King & Spalding | $140,000-$150,000 | Base Salary Firm did not disclose salary data. | NA |
| Kirkland & Ellis | $210,000 | Base Salary All US offices: 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 Summer Associate: $7,500 semi-monthly | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $170,000 Summer associate: $3,250/week | NA |
| Kobre & Kim | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 | NA |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year: $325,000 10th year: $330,000 11th year: $335,000 12th year+: $340,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Kutak Rock | $85,000-$126,000 | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Lane Powell | $93,000-$103,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,400 | NA |
| Latham & Watkins | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,470/week 2L Scholar: $3,470/week 1L Fellow: $3,470/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000-$25,000 Y2 $14,000-$33,500 Y3 $20,000-$52,500 Y4 $27,000-$68,000 Y5 $34,000-$61,500 Y6 $40,000-$91,000 Y7 $50,000-$93,509 Y8 $60,000-$77,000 |
| Lathrop & Gage | NA | NA | NA |
| LeClairRyan | NA | NA | NA |
| Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | NA | NA | NA |
| Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie | NA | NA | NA |
| Littler Mendelson | $105,000 | Base Salary Per firm policy, Littler does not disclose salary information. | NA |
| Locke Lord | $155,000 | Base Salary Large Market 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,076/week Small Market 1st year: $155,000 Summer associate: $3,076/week | NA |
| Loeb & Loeb | $200,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $200,000 4th year: $215,000 5th year: $225,000 6th year: $235,000 7th year: $250,000 Summer associate: $N/A/week | NA |
| Lowenstein Sandler | NA | Base Salary 1st: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,500 | NA |
| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips | $155,000 | Base Salary The firm says: Manatt has a merit based compensation model, through which associates who meet or exceed expectations in terms of their competency level and their overall contributions to the Firm will receive competitive levels of total compensation. Manatt has placed an increased emphasis on training and development and, to demonstrate their commitment, they have created a unique program where associates receive an "Investment Account" to which associates may record time spent on specified development activities for which they will receive billable-hour credit up to specified caps of up to 550 hours. | NA |
| Mayer Brown | $210,000 | Base Salary US Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: Based on the annualized salary of $180,000 | NA |
| McCarter & English | $143,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $150,000 | NA |
| McDermott Will & Emery | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter | NA | NA | NA |
| McGuireWoods | NA | Base Salary Austin; Baltimore; Charlotte; Richmond; Pittsburgh 1st year: $ 140,000 Raleigh 1st year: $135,000 Charlottesville 1st year: $125,000 Norfolk; Wilmington 1st year: $120,000 Jacksonville 1st year: $110,000 Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Tysons; Washington 1st year: $ 155,000 | NA |
| Michael Best & Friedrich | $115,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $120,000 - $130,000 Summer Associate Internship: $2,300 - $2500/week Engineering EDGE Program Internship: $1,000/week | NA |
| Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy | $210,000 | Base Salary New York 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Miles & Stockbridge | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $125,000 Summer associate: $2,500/week | NA |
| Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone | $102,500 | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo | $185,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $170,000 3rd year: $ 185,000 4th year: $ 210,000 5th year: $230,000 6th year: $250,000 7th year: $265,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week | NA |
| Moore & Van Allen | $95,000-$155,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $130,000 | NA |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | $160,000-$185,000 | Base Salary Miami; Pittsburgh 1st year: $145,000 All other U.S. Offices 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $30,800/summer | NA |
| Morris, Manning & Martin | NA | Base Salary 1st Year: $155,000 Summer associate: $2,980/week | NA |
| Morrison & Foerster | $210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices and U.S. practice attorneys in international offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year: $325,000 Summer Associates: $3500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | $125,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $105,000 Summer associate: $1,500/week | NA |
| Nixon Peabody | $170,000 | Base Salary Metro Market Offices 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $165,000 3rd year: $170,000 4th year: Performance-based with top tier at $210,000 5th year: Performance-based with top tier at $220,000 6th year: Performance-based with top tier at $230,000 7th year: Performance-based with top tier at $240,000 Summer associate: $3,080/week | NA |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | NA | Base Salary California; New York; Texas; DC 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart | $95,000 | Base Salary Varies by location | NA |
| O'Melveny & Myers | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | $150,000-$185,000 | Base Salary Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Orange County; San Francisco; Silicon Valley; Washington, DC Associate level 1: $180,000 Associate level 2: $190,000 Associate Level 3: $210,000 Managing Associate: $235,000-280,000 Senior Associate: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, CA; Seattle, Washington Associate level 1: $165,000 Associate level 2: $175,000 Associate level 3: $190,000 Managing Associate: $210,000-245,000 Senior Associate: $270,000 Summer Associate: $3,173/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $9,000-$12,500 Y2 $12,600-$16,500 Y3 $18,000-$25,000 Y4 $24,300-$37,000 Y5 $30,600-$44,000 Y6 $36,000-$50,000 Y7 $45,000-$60,000 Y8 $54,000-$70,000 |
| Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 | NA |
| Paul Hastings | $210,000 | Base Salary All domestic offices except Atlanta 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY; Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year+: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Pepper Hamilton | $115,000 | Base Salary Berwyn, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Princeton, NJ; Wilmington, DE 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate (2L): $2,900/week Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Silicon Valley, CA 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate (2L): $3,100/week | NA |
| Perkins Coie | $95,000-$105,000 | Base Salary Salaries vary among offices based on location | NA |
| Phelps Dunbar | NA | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | $210,000 | Base Salary U.S. Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Counsel: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Polsinelli | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $135,000-$160,000 Summer associates: $2,595-$3,075/week | NA |
| Porter Wright Morris & Arthur | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $115,000 Summer associate: $2,212 | NA |
| Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch | NA | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Proskauer Rose | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY; Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Quarles & Brady | $115,000 | Base Salary Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Madison, Naples, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tampa Tucson 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week Chicago; Washington, DC 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week | NA |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | $185,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $170,000 3rd year: $185,000 4th year: $210,000 5th year: $230,000 6th year: $250,000 7th year: $270,000* Summer associate: $3,080/week *Firm's partnership track is 7 years | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $7,500-$15,000 Y2 $10,500-$20,000 Y3 $15,000-$27,000 Y4 $20,250-$35,000 Y5 $25,500-$43,000 Y6 $30,000-$50,000 Y7 $37,500-$60,000 Y8 $45,000-$70,000 |
| Reed Smith | $110,000-$160,000 | Base Salary Philadelphia, PA; Wilmington, DE; Princeton, NJ 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $6,667 semi monthly Pittsburgh, PA 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $6,042 semi-monthly Richmond, VA 1st year: $130,000 Summer associate: $5,417 semi-monthly All Other U.S Offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $7,500 semi-monthly | NA |
| Robins Kaplan | $115,000 | Base Salary Boston 1st year: $135,000 Summer associate: $2,076/week Los Angeles 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,076/week Minneapolis 1st year: $ 120,000 Summer associate: $2,076/week Mountain View 1st Year: $160,000 New York 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $2,076/week | NA |
| Robinson & Cole | $105,000 | NA | NA |
| Ropes & Gray | $170,000-$185,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Rutan & Tucker | NA | NA | NA |
| Saul Ewing | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,788.00/week | NA |
| Schiff Hardin | NA | Base Salary All Offices 1st Year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Sedgwick | NA | Base Salary Associates: Firm did not disclose salary information Summer associate: Sedgwick LLP is not offering a summer associate program for 2015, with future years under consideration. | NA |
| Seyfarth Shaw | NA | Base Salary Boston; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; DC 1st year: $145,000 Summer Associates: $2,790/week New York 1st year: $160,000 Summer Associates: $3,080/week Houston 1st year: $140,000 Atlanta; Sacramento 1st year: $135,000 Summer Associates: $2,790/week | NA |
| Shearman & Sterling | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer Associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Sherman & Howard | NA | NA | NA |
| Shook, Hardy & Bacon | $150,000 | Base Salary Orange County and San Francisco 1st year: $145,000 Summer associate: $2,750/week Kansas City and Tampa 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week Miami 1st year: $140,000 Summer associate: $2,700/week Washington, DC 1st year: $150,000 Summer associate: $2,850/week Chicago and Houston 1st year: $160,000 Summer associate: $3,050/week Seattle 1st year: $130,000 Summer associate: $2,500/week | NA |
| Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick | NA | NA | NA |
| Shutts & Bowen | NA | NA | NA |
| Sidley Austin | $210,000 | Base Salary All Offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | $210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | $210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week 1L Scholar: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Smith, Gambrell & Russell | NA | NA | NA |
| Snell & Wilmer | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $115-160K (depending on market) | NA |
| Squire Patton Boggs | $130,000 | Base Salary The firm does not disclose salary information. | NA |
| Steptoe & Johnson | $170,000-$175,000 | Base Salary Washington, DC 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Stinson Leonard Street | $82,000-$85,000 | NA | NA |
| Stoel Rives | $135,000 | Base Salary Boise 1st year: $90,000 Summer associate: $1,650/week | NA |
| Strasburger & Price | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $130,000 Summer Associate: $2,692/week | NA |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | $175,000-$185,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year - $180,000 2nd year - $190,000 3rd year - $210,000 4th year - $235,000 5th year - $260,000 6th year - $280,000 7th year - $300,000 8th year - $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | $210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $305,000 8th year: $325,000 Summer associate: paid at the annual rate of $180,000 prorated according to the time spent at the firm and the days worked during the month, on a semi-monthly basis. | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Sullivan & Worcester | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $160,000 2nd year: $170,000 Summer associate: $2,788/week | NA |
| Sutherland Asbill & Brennan | $185,000 | Base Salary Atlanta 1st year: $155,000 Houston; New York; DC 1st year: $180,000 | NA |
| Thompson & Knight | $200,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $200,000 4th year: $220,000 5th year: $240,000 6th year: $260,000 7th year: $280,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Thompson Coburn | NA | Base Salary Washington, DC and Chicago, IL 1styear: $130,000 Summer associate: $2,300/week St. Louis, MO 1st year: $115,000 Summer associate: $2,100/week | NA |
| Thompson Hine | $124,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $125,000 (Cleveland); $115,000 (Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton); $140,000 (ATL); $145,000 (DC); $160,000 (NY) Summer associate: $2,100/week | NA |
| Troutman Sanders | NA | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,000/week | NA |
| Vedder Price | NA | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | NA |
| Venable | NA | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Vinson & Elkins | 3rd year:$210,000 | Base Salary All U.S. offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year:$190,000 3rd year:$210,000 4th year:$235,000 5th year:$260,000 6th year:$280,000 7th year:$300,000 8th year:$315,000 Summer associate: $3,462/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease | $132,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $120,000 Summer associate: $2,308/week | NA |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | NA | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $185,000 Summer associate: $3,550/week | NA |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,077/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| White & Case | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | Associate Bonuses (2012) US Offices Y1 $10,000 Y2 $14,000 Y3 $20,000 Y4 $27,000 Y5 $34,000 Y6 $40,000 Y7 $50,000 Y8 $60,000 |
| Wiley Rein | $185,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 Summer associate: $3,465/week | NA |
| Williams & Connolly | $230,000 | Base Salary Washington, DC 1st year: $200,000 2nd year: $215,000 3rd year: $230,000 4th year: $250,000 5th year: $270,000 6th year: $290,000 7th year: $310,000 Summer associate: $3,845/week | NA |
| Williams Mullen | NA | NA | NA |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | $210,000 | Base Salary New York, NY 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd Year: $210,000 4th Year: $235,000 5th Year: $260,000 6th Year: $280,000 7th Year: $300,000 8th Year: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 Summer associate: $3,500/week | NA |
| Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker | NA | Base Salary Firm did not provide salary information | NA |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | $210,000 | Base Salary All offices 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $2360,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year: $315,000 9th year+: $325,000 Summer associate: $3,462 per week | NA |
| Winstead | NA | NA | NA |
| Winston & Strawn | $210,000 | Base Salary 1st year: $180,000 2nd year: $190,000 3rd year: $210,000 4th year: $235,000 5th year: $260,000 6th year: $280,000 7th year: $300,000 8th year+: $315,000 Summer associate: $3,461/week | NA |
| Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice | $136,000 | NA | NA |
