Attorney Salaries at Public Interest and State Government
Employers —
By Years of Experience
As of Spring 2002
|
Percent of Employers Reporting that Salaries Were: | ||||||||||
|
Less than |
$28,000 - |
$31,000 - |
$34,000 - |
$36,000 - |
$39,000 - |
$45,000 - |
$50,000 - |
$55,000 - |
$60,000 | |
|
Entry-level |
14.4 |
21.1 |
23.0 |
9.6 |
14.4 |
14.1 |
2.2 |
— 1.1 — | ||
|
1 year |
9.2 |
16.5 |
24.9 |
13.0 |
11.5 |
18.8 |
5.0 |
— 1.1 — | ||
|
2 yrs |
3.8 |
11.5 |
21.9 |
16.5 |
13.9 |
21.5 |
7.3 |
— 3.5 — | ||
|
3 yrs |
2.8 |
6.0 |
16.9 |
16.5 |
18.5 |
20.5 |
12.0 |
— 6.8 — | ||
|
5 yrs |
— 3.5 — |
7.5 |
12.2 |
17.3 |
20.9 |
18.9 |
11.4 |
3.5 |
4.7 | |
|
7 yrs |
— 2.1 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
17.4 |
21.6 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
5.5 |
9.8 | |
|
10 yrs |
— 5.0 — |
6.3 |
23.8 |
18.4 |
15.9 |
12.6 |
18.0 | |||
|
15 yrs |
— 2.1 — |
2.5 |
9.3 |
18.6 |
19.0 |
15.2 |
33.3 | |||
|
20 yrs |
— 1.7 — |
1.3 |
6.3 |
10.5 |
13.9 |
14.8 |
51.5 | |||
Source: Equal Justice Works (EJW)/National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Employer Recruitment & Retention Survey, Spring 2002. Data is used with permissionof EJW. The number of employers responding ranged from 237 to 270 depending on the experience level. Note that salary figures do not reflect federal government agencies because of a lack of participation in the survey by these agencies.
Salaries for Public Interest and State Government Attorneys
