Litigation associates make $120,953 per year on average, or $58.15 per hour, in the United States. Litigation associates on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $68,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $212,000.
Location impacts how much a litigation associate can expect to make. Litigation associates make the most in New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Virginia, and California.
The darker areas on the map show where litigation associates earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | New York | $136,999 | $65.86 | 299 |
2 | District of Columbia | $130,938 | $62.95 | 170 |
3 | New Jersey | $117,883 | $56.67 | 72 |
4 | Virginia | $119,253 | $57.33 | 77 |
5 | Massachusetts | $114,117 | $54.86 | 120 |
6 | Illinois | $113,828 | $54.73 | 106 |
7 | Connecticut | $129,812 | $62.41 | 19 |
8 | California | $118,979 | $57.20 | 506 |
9 | North Dakota | $117,041 | $56.27 | 6 |
10 | New Hampshire | $120,977 | $58.16 | 7 |
11 | Colorado | $109,269 | $52.53 | 50 |
12 | Maine | $114,926 | $55.25 | 8 |
13 | Michigan | $102,525 | $49.29 | 62 |
14 | Minnesota | $100,353 | $48.25 | 73 |
15 | Washington | $99,955 | $48.06 | 81 |
16 | North Carolina | $103,866 | $49.94 | 56 |
17 | Vermont | $116,602 | $56.06 | 1 |
18 | Oregon | $97,695 | $46.97 | 31 |
19 | Rhode Island | $96,414 | $46.35 | 9 |
20 | Texas | $89,232 | $42.90 | 281 |
21 | Maryland | $102,068 | $49.07 | 40 |
22 | Arizona | $93,368 | $44.89 | 46 |
23 | Utah | $100,501 | $48.32 | 10 |
24 | New Mexico | $93,321 | $44.87 | 13 |
25 | Delaware | $95,774 | $46.05 | 9 |
26 | Mississippi | $95,785 | $46.05 | 7 |
27 | Pennsylvania | $91,077 | $43.79 | 72 |
28 | Nevada | $93,057 | $44.74 | 8 |
29 | Georgia | $85,451 | $41.08 | 87 |
30 | Florida | $82,593 | $39.71 | 334 |
31 | Nebraska | $82,458 | $39.64 | 19 |
32 | South Dakota | $90,633 | $43.57 | 1 |
33 | Wisconsin | $83,394 | $40.09 | 37 |
34 | West Virginia | $88,173 | $42.39 | 3 |
35 | Montana | $79,590 | $38.26 | 20 |
36 | Alaska | $89,347 | $42.96 | 4 |
37 | Tennessee | $82,312 | $39.57 | 32 |
38 | Wyoming | $69,181 | $33.26 | 23 |
39 | Indiana | $78,798 | $37.88 | 42 |
40 | Iowa | $81,300 | $39.09 | 13 |
41 | Kentucky | $80,379 | $38.64 | 15 |
42 | Louisiana | $78,052 | $37.52 | 21 |
43 | Ohio | $79,148 | $38.05 | 53 |
44 | Missouri | $71,217 | $34.24 | 49 |
45 | Alabama | $80,074 | $38.50 | 13 |
46 | Idaho | $76,213 | $36.64 | 9 |
47 | South Carolina | $64,889 | $31.20 | 33 |
48 | Oklahoma | $75,189 | $36.15 | 11 |
49 | Kansas | $73,664 | $35.42 | 11 |
50 | Hawaii | $65,907 | $31.69 | 2 |
51 | Arkansas | $61,068 | $29.36 | 13 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | New York, NY | $142,424 | $68.47 |
2 | Washington, DC | $133,944 | $64.40 |
3 | Enfield, CT | $132,600 | $63.75 |
4 | San Francisco, CA | $131,607 | $63.27 |
5 | Reston, VA | $128,422 | $61.74 |
6 | Hackensack, NJ | $120,059 | $57.72 |
7 | Chicago, IL | $116,081 | $55.81 |
8 | Boston, MA | $116,060 | $55.80 |
9 | Denver, CO | $109,603 | $52.69 |
10 | Towson, MD | $103,435 | $49.73 |
11 | Charlotte, NC | $101,551 | $48.82 |
12 | Seattle, WA | $101,306 | $48.70 |
13 | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,244 | $48.19 |
14 | Portland, OR | $97,048 | $46.66 |
15 | Philadelphia, PA | $91,207 | $43.85 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $212,000 | $17,667 | $102 |
75th Percentile | $162,000 | $13,500 | $78 |
Average | $120,953 | $10,079 | $58 |
25th Percentile | $89,000 | $7,417 | $43 |
10th Percentile | $68,000 | $5,667 | $33 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Document Review Attorney | $84,725 | $7,060 | $40.73 | 9,393 |
Lawyer | $118,390 | $9,866 | $56.92 | 2,897 |
Law Clerk | $50,511 | $4,209 | $24.28 | 75,014 |
General Counsel | $122,795 | $10,233 | $59.04 | 50,275 |
Housing Counselor | $97,941 | $8,162 | $47.09 | 33,639 |
Contract Attorney | $88,179 | $7,348 | $42.39 | 13,592 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shearman & Sterling | $240,677 | $115.71 | 14 |
2 | Foley Hoag | $231,905 | $111.49 | |
3 | Goodwin | $230,676 | $110.90 | 22 |
4 | K&L Gates | $223,256 | $107.33 | |
5 | Dorsey & Whitney | $221,107 | $106.30 | 1 |
6 | McDermott Will & Emery | $220,659 | $106.09 | |
7 | Ropes & Gray | $219,527 | $105.54 | 2 |
8 | Alston & Bird | $218,463 | $105.03 | 4 |
9 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel | $215,497 | $103.60 | |
10 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | $213,838 | $102.81 | 41 |
11 | Fenwick & West | $207,576 | $99.80 | 13 |
12 | Covington & Burling | $204,570 | $98.35 | |
13 | Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf | $201,853 | $97.04 | |
14 | Greenberg Traurig | $201,615 | $96.93 | |
15 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | $201,596 | $96.92 | 32 |
16 | Perkins Coie | $200,482 | $96.39 | |
17 | DLA Piper | $199,299 | $95.82 | 164 |
18 | Crowell & Moring | $198,592 | $95.48 | 6 |
19 | WLRK | $197,946 | $95.17 | 2 |
20 | Sidley Austin | $190,001 | $91.35 | 4 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $70,200 | $33.75 |
Mid Level | $84,700 | $40.73 |
Senior Level | $178,000 | $85.42 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $121,000 | $58.15 | +3.1% |
2021 | $117,000 | $56.33 | +1.7% |
2020 | $115,000 | $55.39 | +1.4% |
2019 | $114,000 | $54.63 | +0.9% |
2018 | $113,000 | $54.13 | +2.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Alchemy Legal | Commercial Litigation Associate Attorney Years): Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT | 05/31/2022 | $165,000 |
Pridestaff | Coverage/Litigation Associate Attorney | Atlanta, GA | 05/30/2022 | $85,000 |
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | Defense Litigation Associate Attorney | Stamford, CT | 05/29/2022 | $120,000 |
Property Claims Litigation Group LLC | Litigation Associate Attorney | Atlanta, GA | 05/20/2022 | $75,000 |
CNY Outsourcing | Attorney Litigation Associate-Rochester, NY Area | Rochester, NY | 05/19/2022 | $70,000 |
The Spiggle Law Firm | Litigation Associate Attorney | Alexandria, VA | 05/18/2022 | $80,000 |
Alchemy Legal | Litigation Associate Attorney-Fort | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 05/15/2022 | $120,000 |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Intellectual Property Litigation Associate (#716) | Minneapolis, MN | 05/13/2022 | $180,000 |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Intellectual Property Litigation Associate (#716) | Denver, CO | 05/13/2022 | $180,000 |
Rohan Law, PC | Civil Litigation Associate | Atlanta, GA | 05/11/2022 | $100,000 |
New York pays Litigation Associates the most in the United States, with an average salary of $136,999 per year, or $65.86 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Litigation Associate if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $130,938 per year.
Associate General Counsel gets paid the most. Associate General Counsel made a median salary of $138,691. The best-paid 10 percent make $173,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $110,000.
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