Despite Jump to $180K for Big Law Associates, Median Salary Stalls
The median salary earned by first years this year was $135,000—the same number as 2015, according to new data from the National Association for Law Placement.
June 01, 2017 at 01:18 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Big Law's move to $180,000 starting salaries in 2016 doesn't seem to have a major impact on the larger associate pay landscape.
The median salary earned by first-year law firm associates nationwide this year was $135,000—the same number as 2015, according to new data from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Inc.
That stagnating figure indicates that the much-ballyhooed $180,000 starting salaries are not yet the norm, and are offered only at certain firms within certain markets.
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