While midlevel associates in certain regions are celebrating top-of-market pay raises, those in Pennsylvania are less enthusiastic about their compensation, affecting their overall job satisfaction.

The firm where midlevel associates are happiest nationally is based in Philadelphia, but the city as a whole falls in the middle of the pack for associate satisfaction, according to a recent report in Legal affiliate The American Lawyer. And Pittsburgh firms fell toward the bottom of the rankings for overall midlevel happiness.