Salary Wars Scorecard: Which Firms Have Announced Raises And Bonuses? (2018)

Where does your law firm stand?

Since we broke the news of the new $190K salary scale for associates at large law firms in the United States — a trend that was started by Milbank on Monday, June 4, 2018 — several firms have fallen in line and matched the scale, but dozens more firms have remained completely silent. Maybe this Above the Law feature will encourage some more firms speak up…

Today, we unveil a table of all of the firms that have already matched the new salary scale, the markets where those matches were made, whether bonuses were offered on top of raises, and the profits per partner (PPP) at those firms for your viewing pleasure. We will be updating this table on a daily basis, sometimes multiple times, as news on raises unfolds. If you see any information here that is incorrect or needs further clarification, let us know.

Remember, we are covering this trend extensively, so please drop us a line — text (646-820-8477) or email (subject line: “[Firm Name] Matches Milbank”) — when you know of another firm making a compensation move. Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don’t want to forward the original PDF or Word file. All sources are kept confidential.

Firm Date Matched Offices Matched Summers Matched Bonuses Am Law 100 PPP Rank ’18
Milbank
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
FIRST MOVER
June 4, 2018
June 19, 2018
Global (excluding German offices) Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
12: $3.46M
Hueston Hennigan
1st Year: $190K
7th Year: $315K $325K
June 4, 2018
June 13, 2018
Los Angeles, CA
Newport Beach, CA
TBD No N/A
Proskauer
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
June 5, 2018
June 29, 2018
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
Yes No Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
26: $2.366M
Winston & Strawn
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
June 5, 2018
June 25, 2018
All U.S. Associates Yes No Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
33: $2.158M
Simpson Thacher
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
June 6, 2018
June 14, 2018
Global Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
9: $3.683M
Barack Ferrazzano
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: TBA + $10K
June 6, 2018 Chicago, IL Yes No N/A
Jones Day
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: TBA
June 6, 2018 TBA Yes (this raise was retroactively instituted for current summers and future first-years) No 73: $1.009M
Irell
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
June 7, 2018
June 18, 2018
All U.S. Offices TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
Am Law 200: $3.079M
Selendy & Gay
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $330K $340K
June 11, 2018
June 15, 2018
New York, NY Yes No N/A
Cravath
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
NEW MARKET LEADER
June 11, 2018
New York, NY Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
6: $4.002M
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 12, 2018 New York, NY TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
N/A
Debevoise
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 12, 2018 New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
All international associates on U.S. scale
TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
20: $2.827M
Paul Weiss
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 13, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
9th Year+: $25K
4: $4.563M
Sullivan & Cromwell
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 13, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
5: $4.271M
Quinn Emanuel
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 13, 2018 All U.S. Offices
London, UK
TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
2: $4.735M
Davis Polk
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
7: $3.7M
Willkie Farr
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
Seniors: $350K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
17: $2.969M
Weil Gotshal
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
10: $3.639M
Cleary
1st Year and Int’l Lawyer Program: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
9th Year+: $25K
16: $3.070M
Skadden
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
11: $3.471M
Kaplan & Company
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No N/A
Kirkland & Ellis
1st Year: $190K
6th Year: $305K
June 14, 2018 All U.S. Offices
London, UK
Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year: $25K
3: $4.701M
Clifford Chance
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
9th Year+: $25K
N/A
Cahill
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
8: $3.693
Goodwin
1st Year: $190K
7th+ Year: $325K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
7th Year+: $25K
35: $2.151
Ropes & Gray
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 15, 2018 All Associates on U.S. Scale Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
29: $2.315
Freshfields
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
9th Year+: $25K
N/A
Sidley Austin
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
30: $2.260M
Morgan Lewis
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
55: $1.368M
Wilson Sonsini
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
32: $2.211M
Keker
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 15, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No N/A
Greenberg Gross
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 16, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
N/A
Gunderson
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 17, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
N/A
White & Case
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 18, 2018 All U.S. Offices on NY Salary Scale Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
30: $2.260M
Fried Frank
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 18, 2018 New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
London, UK
Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
18: $2.942M
Cooley
1st Year: $190K
9th Year: $350K
June 18, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No 37: $2.084M
Vinson & Elkins
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 18, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
27: $2.361M
Kramer Levin
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 19, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
9th Year+: $25K
34: $2.152M
Munger Tolles
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 19, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes (retroactive) Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
N/A
Brown Rudnick
1st Year: $190K
7th Year+: $325K
June 19, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No N/A
Baker McKenzie
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 20, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
57: $1.3M
Schulte Roth
1st Year: $190K
9th Year: $350K
June 20, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
9th Year: $25K
23: $2.559M
Dechert
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 21, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
21: $2.683M
Orrick
1st Year: $190K
Senior Year 2+: $340K
June 21, 2018 All U.S. Offices (excluding Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA which will receive commensurate raises on lower pay scale) Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
Senior Year 2+: $25K
41: $1.863M
Akin Gump
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 21, 2018 All Associates on U.S. Salary Grid Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
25: $2.386M
Shearman & Sterling
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 21, 2018 All U.S. Track Associates Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
28: $2.361M
Gibson Dunn
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 22, 2018 All U.S. Associates Yes Yes (good standing for NY; subject to hours for assocs outside NY)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
15: $3.240M
Mayer Brown
(subject to firm development hours)
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 22, 2018 All U.S. Associates Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
50: $1.575M
Herbert Smith Freehills
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 22, 2018 New York, NY TBA No N/A
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 22, 2018 New York, NY (full match)
Washington, D.C. (full match)
Miami, FL (based on Cravath increase but adjusted for Miami market standard)
Los Angeles, CA (full match for 1st-4th years; 5th year+ subject to individualized raises)
TBA No N/A
Fenwick
(subject to hours)
T1/L1: $190K
T3: $325K (minimum)
June 22, 2018 Global Yes Yes (subject to hours)
T1/L1: $5K
T3: $25K
53: $1.513M
Latham
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 22, 2018 All U.S. Associates
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dubai, UAE
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
London, UK
Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
14: $3.246M
Hogan Lovells
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 22, 2018 San Francisco, CA
Silicon Valley, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Balitmore, MD
Houston, TX
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
Tysons Corner, VA
Boston, MA (increased to full scale on 01/01/19)
Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
59: $1.283M
O’Melveny
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 25, 2018 All U.S. Associates TBA Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
38: $2.008M
Covington
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 25, 2018 All U.S. Associates Yes Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
52: $1.543M
Baker Botts
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
June 25, 2018 All U.S. Associates Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year+: $25K
42: $1.838M
McDermott Will & Emery
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 26, 2018 All U.S. Associates TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
N/A
Linklaters
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 26, 2018 All U.S. Associates TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
N/A
Susman Godfrey
1st Year: $195K
8th Year+: $345K
June 26, 2018 All U.S. Associates TBA No N/A
Desmarais
1st Year: $210K
8th Year: $360K
June 26, 2018 New York, NY TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
N/A
Lowenstein Sandler
1st Year: $190K (NY, CA, D.C.)
1st Year: $170K (NJ)
June 26, 2018 New York, NY
Palo Alto, CA
Washington, D.C.
Roseland, NJ
Yes Yes (subject to hours)
Individualized ($5K – $25K)
N/A
DLA Piper
1st Year: $190K
8th+ Year: $340K
June 26, 2018 All U.S. Offices in Major Markets Yes No Yes (subject to hours)
Individualized
43: $1.757M
Morrison & Foerster
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 26, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
44: $1.736M
Paul Hastings
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 27, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
19: $2.905M
Thompson & Knight
Level 1: $190K
Level 8: $340K
June 27, 2018 All U.S.-Based Associates TBA Yes (discretionary; subject to hours) N/A
King & Spalding
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 28, 2018 All U.S. Offices in Major Markets Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
22: $2.605M
Cadwalader
1st Year: $190K
10th Year: $360K
June 28, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
10th Year: $25K
24: $2.510M
Patterson Belknap
1st Year: $190K
7th Year: $325K
June 28, 2018 All U.S. Associates No Summer Program No N/A
Jenner & Block
1st Year: $190K
10th Year: $310K
June 28, 2018 All U.S. Associates Yes Maybe in December 54: $1.417M
Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos (AZA)
1st Year: $190K
June 28, 2018 Houston, TX TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
N/A
Allen & Overy
1st Year: $190K
9th Year+: $350K
June 29, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes
1st Year: $5K
6th Year+: $25K
N/A
Norton Rose Fulbright
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 29, 2018 New York, NY (full match)
Washington, D.C. (full match)
Texas (full match only for 1st & 2nd Years; all other class years must meet hours for bonus that will make them whole)
California (full match only for 1st & 2nd Years; all other class years must meet hours for bonus that will make them whole)
TBA Yes (NY/DC only; at year’s end)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
87: $860K
Alston & Bird
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
June 29, 2018 New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles, CA
Silicon Valley, CA
Dallas, TX
Atlanta, GA (lower raise scale)
Charlotte, NC: 1st Year: $165K / 7th Year: $255K
Research Triangle, NC (lower raise scale)
TBA No 40: $1.926M
Olshan
1st Year: $180K
8th Year: $290K
June 29, 2018 New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Yes No N/A
Choate Hall
1st Year: $190K
6th Year+: $305K
1st Year Counsel: $325K
2nd Year Counsel: $340K
Patent Agents: +$7.5K
Staff Scientists: +$5K
June 29, 2018 Boston, MA Yes Yes
1st Year/Patent Agents/Staff Scientists: $5K
6th Year/Counsel: $25K
N/A
Perkins Coie
1st Year: $190K
4th Year: $255K
June 29, 2018 Chicago, IL (full match)
Dallas, TX (full match)
Los Angeles, CA (full match)
San Diego, CA (full match)
New York, NY (full match)
Washington, D.C. (full match)
Seattle, WA (full match for 1st and 2nd Years for 1950 hours; no raise and “true up” for 1850 hours)
Bellevue, WA (full match for 1st and 2nd Years for 1950 hours; no raise and “true up” for 1850 hours)
Denver, CO (full match for 1st and 2nd Years for 1950 hours; no raise and “true up” for 1850 hours)
Portland, OR (no raise)
Madison, WI (no raise)
Phoenix, AZ (no raise)
Yes No 63: $1.173M
WilmerHale
1st Year: $190K
2nd Year Counsel+: $340K
July 2, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes Yes (subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K
2nd Year Counsel+: $25K
36: $2.116M
Sheppard Mullin
Associate 1: $190K
Counsel 2: $340K
July 3, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No 46: $1.710M
Katten
(subject to hours)
1st Year: $190K
7th Year+: $325K
July 3, 2018 All U.S. Offices (excluding Charlotte, NC, which will receive commensurate raises on lower pay scale) TBA No 51: $1.570M
Yetter Coleman
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
July 3, 2018 Houston, TX TBA Yes (not a match)
Standard Summer Bonus
EOY Bonuses
N/A
McGuireWoods
NO RAISES
July 5, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (not a match)
Large City Markets
Senior associates: $7500
Midlevel associates: $5000
Junior associates: $2500
Other Markets
Senior associates: $5000
Midlevel associates: $3000
Junior associates: $2000
71: $1.020M
Arnold & Porter
1st Year: $190K
8th Year+: $340K
July 6, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No 61: $1.191M
Kasowitz Benson
1st Year: $195K
9th Year: $355K
July 9, 2018 New York, NY TBA No N/A
Duval & Stachenfeld
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $300K
July 10, 2018 New York, NY TBA No N/A
Dovel & Luner
1st Year: $215K
6th Year: $330K
July 11, 2018 Santa Monica, CA Yes (retroactive to summer start date) No N/A
Pillsbury
NO RAISE
July 13, 2018 All U.S. Offices No Yes (half paid now, half paid at year-end)
1st Year: $25K
5th Year: $100K
$1.275M
Haynes & Boone
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
July 13, 2018 New York, NY (full match)
All Other Offices (individualized)
TBA Yes (subject to hours; paid at year-end)
1st Year: $5K
8th Year: $25K
$957K
Arent Fox
1st Year: $170K
8th Year: $???K
July 13, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No N/A
Locke Lord
1st Year: up to $187.5K
10th Year: up to $340K
July 18, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (subject to hours; discretionary)
1st Year: $10K
10th Year: 85K
$936K
Warren Lex
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
July 18, 2018 San Francisco, CA TBA No N/A
Foley Hoag
1st Year: $190K
3rd Year: $220K
July 18, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No N/A
McKool Smith
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: Individualized
July 19, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Individualized N/A
Greenberg Traurig
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
July 20, 2018 Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
(Raise only certain practice groups)
TBA No 47: $1.634M
Bracewell
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $340K
July 23, 2018 All U.S. Offices Yes No N/A
Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
1st Year: $190K
7th Year: $285K
July 23, 2018 Houston, TX TBA No N/A
Boies Schiller
1st Year: $190K
7th Year: $325K
July 24, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA Yes (early payouts from EOY bonus)
1st Year: $5k
7th Year: $25K
13: $3.273M
Foley & Lardner
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: ???
July 28, 2018 Major Markets TBA No 64: $1.167M
Steptoe & Johnson
1st Year: $190K
2nd Year: $200K
All Others: Individualized
July 30, 2018 Phoenix, AZ ($8K raises)
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
TBA No 77: $976K
Mintz Levin
1st Year: $190K
2nd Year: $200K
3rd Year: $220K
All Others: Not full matches
July 30, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No 58: $1.294M
Hunton Andrews Kurth
1st Year: $190K
All Others: Individualized
July 30, 2018 Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
New York, NY
Miami, FL (1st Year: $175K)
Richmond, VA (1st Year: $175K)
TBA No N/A
Wiley Rein
NO RAISES
August 1, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No N/A
Reed Smith
1st Year: $180K
8th Year: $340K
August 1, 2018 Century City (LA), CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
McLean, VA
TBA No Summer Bonuses
Increases to Non-Discretionary Bonuses (subject to hours)
62: $1.178M
Taylor Wessing
NQs: £71,000
August 1, 2018 London, UK TBA No N/A
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1st Years: $170K
8th Years: ???
August 6, 2018 Major Markets
(1st Years in smaller markets will receive $5K raises)
TBA No 89: $804K
Kellogg Hansen
1st Year: $225K
6th Year: $345K
August 8, 2018 Washington, D.C. TBA No N/A
Fish & Richardson
NO RAISES
1st Year: $190K
7th Year: $325K
August 9, 2018
September 26, 2018
All U.S. Offices TBA No 48: $1.630M
Quarles & Brady
$10K raise for all class years
August 9, 2018 All U.S. Offices TBA No N/A
Troutman Sanders
First-Years: Raise depends on location
All Other Years: Individualized
August 15, 2018 1st-Year: $145K
Portland, OR
Virginia Beach, VA
1st-Year: $165K
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
1st-Year: $190K
Orange County, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
TBA No 70: $1.058M
Kilpatrick Townsend
1st Year: $190K
All Other Class Years: Individualized
August 24, 2018 1st-Year: $165K
Atlanta, GA
North Carolina
1st-Year: $190K
California
Colorado
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
IP Team in Seattle, WA
All Other 1st-Years: $10K raise
TBA No 72: $1.011M
Loeb & Loeb
1st Year: $190K
8th Year: $275K
August 29, 2018 Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
TBA Yes (end-of-year bonuses; subject to hours)
1st Year: $5K – $25K
8th Year: $55K – $175K
N/A

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