2025 U.S. Associate Salary Survey - Hard Copy

NALP, 2025.

NALP’s biennial Associate Salary Survey is the most comprehensive associate salary information available.

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The 2025 report includes:

• Associate &summer associate salaries by firm size, region, and metropolitan area population;
• Detailed salary analyses for 19 major markets: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles/Orange County, Miami/West Palm Beach Area, Minneapolis, New York City, Nashville, Northern New Jersey Area, Raleigh/Durham Area, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC Area;
• Analyses of salaries for offices using a levels-based compensation system;
• Additional detailed salary analyses for firms in other areas, grouped by state (CA, FL, OH, PA), region, size of metropolitan area, and size of firm;
• Base salaries for Class of 2025 associates, by firm size and city;
• Salaries for intellectual property lawyers;
• Salaries for law clerks and staff attorneys; and
• Judicial clerkship bonuses.