What’s the real salary for most lawyers in DC?

[Anonymous]

Being a topped out GS 15 provides a great life for lawyers in DC
You won’t be able to show off your new Patek as your big law partner friends, but that’s okay. You’ll have your life to enjoy after work

[Anonymous]

In house and make 500k+ including stock grants and bonus, salary is mid-200ks. I also get my evenings and weekends, unlike BigLaw.

[Anonymous]

My DH is a personal injury attorney and his compensation varies but has been around 500-600k. I am at a non-profit and make 125k including very small bonus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH is a personal injury attorney and his compensation varies but has been around 500-600k. I am at a non-profit and make 125k including very small bonus

Thanks hubby for making my GEICO policy go up this year. <3

[Anonymous]

GS15 starts at about 164k and hits about 192k. The most experienced gov lawyers, at least in my agency, are at GS15 (although some never are). I think I got my 15 around year 5.

[Anonymous]

It’s really disheartening. T10 law school, 20 years experience in Big Law, in-house and small law. Can’t seem to break out of the $300’s (unless I go back to Big Law which I’m not doing.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being a topped out GS 15 provides a great life for lawyers in DC
You won’t be able to show off your new Patek as your big law partner friends, but that’s okay. You’ll have your life to enjoy after work

Everyone keeps saying this but I am bored out of my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being a topped out GS 15 provides a great life for lawyers in DC
You won’t be able to show off your new Patek as your big law partner friends, but that’s okay. You’ll have your life to enjoy after work

Everyone keeps saying this but I am bored out of my mind.

Being bored seems orthogonal to a paycheck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s really disheartening. T10 law school, 20 years experience in Big Law, in-house and small law. Can’t seem to break out of the $300’s (unless I go back to Big Law which I’m not doing.)

There’s your answer though

[Anonymous]

I’m in senior counsel govt (not fed) job - very bottom of the range of that classification. I make 175k. It will top off around 250k. Guaranteed 5% increases a year. 40-45hrs a week, hybrid. Can be stressful.

My spouse is at a large non profit, graduated same year I did, makes 350k. 100% remote, pretty low stress, works 35-40hrs/wk.

[Anonymous]

I make 250k at a somewhat high-stress job but work fully remotely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s really disheartening. T10 law school, 20 years experience in Big Law, in-house and small law. Can’t seem to break out of the $300’s (unless I go back to Big Law which I’m not doing.)

You poor thing. Perhaps there is public assistance you can apply for.

[Anonymous]

Senior legal services lawyer, not a supervisor: $72,000. We are underpaid.

[Anonymous]

I'm an entry-level attorney in technology and make $160,000. I work 45 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

As an associate my DH made just over 200 as a junior associate (about 15 years ago). I don't know what that would be today.

Gov closer to $180.

Stint at a small firm was 80K + bonuses based on settlements/judgements (never amounted to more than 30K, and some months payment was not possible so it was caught up later...real gritty stuff but he loved it).

Now at a large in-house just under $400 including bonus and stock. This seems to be a great place to be.