What is the average annual income for a lawyer in the U.S.? Like how much do they approximately make each year?
2007-08-02 11:05:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
It depends on what type of law you practice, what market you're in, where you went to school, etc...
Some Harvard grads graduate into jobs making $150K, and some graduate lower-tier schools only making $45K.
Private practice lawyers typically make more than public sector, but again, it depends on your market. New York and Chicago lawyers will make more than somebody in Portland, Oregon.
2007-08-02 11:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by dlatona7 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The salary/remuneration for a particular job is the market value for a particular profession and designation at the city/town where the office is located. Job postings at websites like Monster, Yahoo HotJobs and Careerbuilder carry information about salaries. The Govt Dept of Labor, (www.bls.gov) Bureau of statistics has information about median salaries for different professions and details of additional compensation offered. Other online resources are salary.com and payscale. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualification and how you handle your career. More details and links to relevant websites available at http://tinyurl.com/rndxq
2007-08-02 18:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on where, and public sector/ private sector... In SF I think the average starting salary is somewhere around $100k/ year. But defense attys obviously make way less; corporate lawyers, way more...
2007-08-02 18:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by waterskater 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on experience, the specific field, and individual firm, the range is from equivalent to McDonald's crew to several hundred thousand. Any "average" would have no practical meaning.
2007-08-02 19:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
way too much
2007-08-02 18:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋