NALP 2006 ASSOCIATE SALARY SURVEY: NATIONAL SUMMARY CHART
Median Base Salaries by Associate Year and Firm Size
(as of April 1, 2006)
| Associate Year |
FIRM SIZE — Number of Lawyers |
2-25 |
26-50 |
51-100 |
101-250 |
251-500 |
501 or More |
All Sizes |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
Median |
# |
| First |
$67,000 |
27 |
$80,000 |
33 |
$85,000 |
65 |
$90,000 |
78 |
$115,000 |
157 |
$135,000 |
126 |
$105,000 |
486 |
| Second |
67,250 |
28 |
84,500 |
25 |
89,500 |
58 |
92,000 |
71 |
117,000 |
159 |
140,000 |
123 |
110,000 |
464 |
| Third |
72,500 |
27 |
81,000 |
32 |
89,500 |
60 |
98,750 |
68 |
121,000 |
157 |
150,000 |
123 |
115,000 |
467 |
| Fourth |
75,000 |
32 |
83,000 |
27 |
93,500 |
57 |
102,000 |
67 |
127,750 |
158 |
157,688 |
128 |
120,000 |
469 |
| Fifth |
85,000 |
25 |
93,000 |
30 |
100,000 |
57 |
106,583 |
68 |
135,500 |
152 |
168,643 |
130 |
128,500 |
462 |
| Sixth |
100,750 |
30 |
100,000 |
29 |
106,000 |
56 |
109,000 |
69 |
144,000 |
154 |
177,500 |
129 |
135,833 |
467 |
| Seventh |
110,000 |
19 |
104,750 |
24 |
112,000 |
55 |
117,500 |
64 |
148,500 |
156 |
185,000 |
127 |
144,500 |
45 |
| Eighth |
105,000 |
27 |
108,917 |
28 |
110,000 |
45 |
120,285 |
54 |
155,000 |
111 |
196,923 |
107 |
150,000 |
372 |
| 1st-yr summer ($/week) |
720 |
14 |
1,275 |
19 |
1,325 |
32 |
1,550 |
55 |
2,400 |
88 |
2,400 |
83 |
2,000 |
291 |
| 2nd-yr summer ($/week) |
1,100 |
21 |
1,363 |
32 |
1,500 |
54 |
1,635 |
75 |
2,215 |
108 |
2,400 |
93 |
1,950 |
383 |
| 3rd-yr summer ($/week) |
880 |
11 |
1,343 |
8 |
1,750 |
21 |
1,635 |
21 |
2,400 |
39 |
2,250 |
55 |
2,115 |
155 |
The # columns indicate the number of offices reporting.
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