According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average salary for a lawyer in May 2022 (the latest data ...

The median annual salary for lawyers was $145,760 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The highest average lawyer salaries are for people based in the District of Columbia ...

But hourly billing rates for first-year associates ... Only about 85 law firms have raised base salaries for first-year lawyers to $205,000, a number that doesn't include bonuses, according ...