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6 Year Associate Salary
(Base Salary | Base Salary/Hour Worked | Potential Salary/Hour Worked)
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FirmBase SalaryBonus LowBonus HighBonus DiscretionaryTotal PotentialCommentsAverage Hours WorkedBase Salary/Hour WorkedPotential Salary/Hour Worked
Baker & McKenzie $225,000   $11,250   $56,250  
Yes
$281,250  2000   $112.50   $140.63  
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC $180,000      
Yes
$180,000  
 
2016   $89.29   $89.29  
Cassiday, Schade & Gloor $100,000      
Yes
$100,000  
 
      
DLA Piper $160,000      
Yes
$160,000  2000   $80.00   $80.00  
Foley & Lardner $160,000      
Yes
$160,000  2048   $78.13   $78.13  
Freeborn & Peters $150,000      
Yes
$150,000  
 
2000   $75.00   $75.00  
Goldber, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, LTD. $187,500      
Yes
$187,500  
 
2100   $89.29   $89.29  
Gordon & Glickson P.C. $157,500     $51,188  
Yes
$208,688  2200   $71.59   $94.86  
Grippo & Elden $195,000   $13,000   $46,000  
Yes
$241,000  2100   $92.86   $114.76  
Horwood Marcus & Berk, Chartered $120,000   $5,000   $20,000  
Yes
$140,000  
 
      
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP $250,000      
Yes
$250,000  
 
2000   $125.00   $125.00  
Kirkland & Ellis $250,000      
Yes
$250,000  
 
      
Latham & Watkins $250,000      
Yes
$250,000  
 
      
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP $250,000      
Yes
$250,000  
 
      
Lord, Bissell & Brook $200,000      
Yes
$200,000  
 
      
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP $200,000     $50,000  
Yes
$250,000  
 
      
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. $195,000      
Yes
$195,000  
 
      
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg $210,000   $12,000   $19,500  
Yes
$229,500  1985   $105.79   $115.62  
Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson $200,000      
No
$200,000  
 
2159   $92.64   $92.64  
Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe $185,000      
Yes
$185,000  2000   $92.50   $92.50  
Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP $200,000      
Yes
$200,000        
Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd. $165,000      
Yes
$165,000  
 
1950   $84.62   $84.62  
Schopf & Weiss $230,000      
Yes
$230,000  
 
varied      
Sidley & Austin $250,000      
Yes
$250,000  
 
2200   $113.64   $113.64  
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois) $200,000      
Yes
$200,000  
 
      
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal $195,000   $0   $40,000  
No
$235,000  1950   $100.00   $120.51  
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon $170,000      
Yes
$170,000  1850   $91.89   $91.89  
Winston & Strawn $195,000      
Yes
$195,000  
 
2100   $92.86   $92.86  

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