Income for Non-Law Firm Attorneys

Compensation of Legal & Related Jobs (Non-Law Firms), 28th Edition - 2006
Survey Summary

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Summary of the three-volume, 736-page Compensation of Legal & Related Jobs (Non-Law Firms), 28th Edition - 2006 survey report of numerous benchmark jobs from Abbott, Langer Association Surveys. The following describes the highest and lowest paid job characteristics, the national median total cash compensation for more than 12 benchmark jobs, and the factors affecting salary (Geographic Location, Type of Employer, Number of Attorneys, Number of Employees, Fiscal Size of Organization, Education, Experience/Age/Year of JD/LLB, Field of Specialization, Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility, and Job Function).

Attorneys outside of law firms have a median base annual salary of $100,000, and a mean base annual salary of $112,306. Their median total annual cash compensation (salary plus cash bonuses and/or cash profit sharing) is $104,384, while the mean total cash compensation is $126,611. However, 10% of these attorneys have a total annual cash compensation of over $227,500. Toward the other end of the spectrum, 10% of these attorneys have a total annual income of $59,198 or less.

These are some of the findings of a recent survey of current salaries and cash bonuses and/or profit sharing, and numerous demographic variables provided for 16 benchmark legal and support jobs. Copies of the complete three-volume, 736-page survey report entitled Compensation in Legal & Related Jobs (Non-Law Firms), 28th Edition - 2006 are available for $1,200.00 through our On-Line Order Form or from Abbott, Langer Association Surveys, 1725 I Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006 (Telephone: (877) 210-6563, Fax: (877) 239-2457). Each volume (Part I - supervisory/managerial attorneys; Part II - non-supervisory attorneys; and Part III - specialty administrators, legal administrators, paralegals, and legal secretaries) is available for $450.00.

On the other end of the spectrum, the median total income of Legal Secretaries is $36,216. Ten percent of Legal Secretaries make under $29,991, and 10% over $49,446. When divided by specific skill required, Legal Secretaries who use shorthand in their work have a median total income of $38,500, while those who transcribe from dictation equipment recordings have a median income of $36,132.

Some of the median incomes of the other jobs reported in Compensation in Legal & Related Jobs (Non-Law Firms), 28th Edition - 2006 are:

On average, these jobs are in larger organizations than is the average Chief Corporate Legal Officer.

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Many organizations supplied current compensation and demographic information for the survey report.

• Advocates for Justice & Education, Inc.
• Aerospace Corporation
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Andersons, Inc.
• Anixter International, Inc.
• Association County Commissioners of Georgia
• Association of Texas Professional Educators
• Bickford's Family Restaurants, Inc.
• Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
• Boeing, Boeing Capital
• Bombay Company, Inc.
• C. L. Frates and Company
• Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
• Cal Poly Corporation
• California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
• City of Chesapeake, VA, City Attorney's Office
• City of Clarksville, TN
• City of Peoria, AZ, Office of the City Attorney
• City of Waco, Attorney's Office
• Clearwater City Attorney's Office
• Colorado Legal Services
• Cooper Industries, Inc.
• El Pomar Foundation/Broadmoor Hotel
• Enbridge Energy Partners, LP
• Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, subsidiary of Finlay Enterprises, Inc.
• First Federal Bank of California
• Flint Group, Inc.
• FMC Technologies, Inc.
• Greater Media
• Halifax Community Health System
• Heartly House, Inc.
• Henry Modell & Company, Inc.
• Houston Baptist University
• Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
• Iowa Utilities Board
• J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
• Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
• Knowledge Learning Corporation
• Komatsu America Corporation
• Liberty Diversified Industries
• Loral Space & Communications, Inc.
• Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp.
• Lydall, Inc.
• M & M Bancorp
• Marietta Memorial Hospital
• Merichem Company
• Minnesota Bankers Association
• MJMC, Inc.
• Modern Woodmen of America
• Mooney Airplane Company, Inc.
• National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
• Native American Rights Fund
• Nebraska Association of School Boards
• Nebraska Power Review Board
• Net Bank
• Novartis Corporation
• Novo Nordisk, Inc.
• O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.
• OEM Controls, Inc.
• Ohio State Medical Association
• Opex Corporation
• Pinellas County, FL
• Premier Health Partners
• Premiere Global Services, Inc.
• Public Hospital District 1 - King County, d/b/a Valley Medical Center
• Questex Media Group
• Raymond James Financial
• Rick Engineering Company
• RJF International Corporation
• Roanoke Trade Services, Inc.
• Roland Corporation, U.S.
• Ryko Manufacturing Company
• SAFLINK Corporation
• SAIF Corporation
• Salem Communications Corporation
• Schlotzsky's, Ltd.
• Schnuck Markets, Inc.
• Seminole County (FL) Attorney's Office
• SER Solutions
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Spartech Corporation
• Stanley Consultants, Inc.
• State Bank of Downs
• State of Rhode Island, Office of Personnel Administration
• StemCells, Inc.
• Stephens Media Group
• Sybron Dental Specialties
• TechLaw, Inc.
• Texas A & M Research Foundation
• Time Oil Company
• TracFone Wireless, Inc.
• United States Can Company
• Universal Service Administrative Company
• University of Texas System, Office of General Counsel
• University of Wisconsin - Madison, Administrative Legal Services
• Valley Mental Health
• Women Against Abuse, Inc.
• Ziegler Companies, Inc.