Compensation And Salaries in the United States

New Attorney Salaries in 2009

SALARIES FOR FIRST-YEAR ATTORNEYS CLASS OF 2009:

• Overall $72,000
• Public Interest $42,800
• Judicial Clerkships $50,000
• Government $52,000
• Law Firms $130,000

SALARIES FOR ENTRY-LEVEL ATTORNEYS: 1 TO 4 YEARS

• Civil Legal Services $42,000
• Public Interest $45,000
• Public Defenders $45,700
• Government Prosecutors $50,000
• First-Year Firm Associates $115,000

Figures reflect the national median.

Source: The National Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) ?Jobs & JDs? report, July 2010; Associate Salary Survey, September 2010; and 2010 Public Sector and Public Interest Attorney Salary Survey

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