Although just a few Philadelphia law firms have chosen to match the nation’s top associate salaries, the city’s median associate pay has seen a noticeable boost, surpassing the national median.
According to data released earlier this month by the National Association for Law Placement Inc., the median first-year associate salary by Jan. 1 was $142,500 among eight Philadelphia law firm offices surveyed. That shows an increase of more than $10,000 since NALP’s last survey in 2015, when 11 Philadelphia offices participated.
