The Pain Index
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The Pain Index | ||||
| MORE PAIN | ||||
| How partner profits fare in relation to associate salaries in various Offices. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | Office | Third-Year compensation | Profits per Partner | Associate to partner pay ratio |
| Fitzpatrick, Cella | New York | $210,000 | $745,000 | 3.55:1 |
| Jenner & Block | Chicago | $202,500 | $760,000 | 3.75:1 |
| Kilpatrick Stockton | Atlanta | $155,500 | $650,000 | 4.18:1 |
| Arnold & Porter | D.C. | $190,000 | $850,000 | 4.47:1 |
| Kelley Drye | New York | $202,500 | $910,000 | 4.49:1 |
| Chadbourne & Parke | New York | $235,000 | $1,085,000 | 4.62:1 |
| Patterson Belknap | New York | $215,000 | $1,040,000 | 4.84:1 |
| Wilmer | D.C. | $200,000 | $980,000 | 4.90:1 |
| Wilmer | Boston | $200,000 | $980,000 | 4.90:1 |
| Steptoe & Johnson | D.C. | $187,500 | $930,000 | 4.96:1 |
| LESS PAIN | ||||
| Firm | Office | Third-Year compensation | Profits per Partner | Associate to partner pay ratio |
| Kirkland & Ellis | San Francisco | $234,000 | $2,270,000 | 9.70:1 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Chicago | $216,500 | $2,270,000 | 10.48:1 |
| Paul, Weiss | New York | $225,000 | $2,495,000 | 11.09:1 |
| Simpson Thacher | New York | $225,000 | $2,495,000 | 11.09:1 |
| Wachtell | New York | $355,000 | $3,975,000 | 11.20:1 |
| Cahill Gordon | New York | $225,000 | $2,575,000 | 11.44:1 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | New York | $225,000 | $2,820,000 | 12.53:1 |
| Cadwalader | D.C. | $225,000 | $2,900,000 | 12.89:1 |
| Cadwalader | New York | $225,000 | $2,900,000 | 12.89:1 |
| Cravath | New York | $225,000 | $3,015,000 | 13.40:1 |
