Law firm salaries compared
How much do trainee lawyers and NQs earn?
The table below shows the public salary information for all firms taking part in our research. We collect salary data for first-year trainees, second-year trainees, and newly qualified lawyers.
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Firm |
1st year salary |
2nd year salary |
NQ salary |
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£52,000 [London]; £33,000 [Leeds and Manchester]; £29,000 [Scotland] |
£56,000 [London]; £36,000 [Leeds and Manchester]; £33,000 [Scotland] |
Undisclosed |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
$225,000 |
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£56,500 |
£60,500 |
£150,000 |
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£35,000 |
£37,000 |
£61,000 |
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£57,000 |
£62,000 |
£140,000 |
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£56,000 |
£55,000 |
£145,000 |
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£43,000 |
£45,000 |
£75,000 |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£34,000 [Bristol/London]; £31,000 [Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks]; £30,000 [Ipswich, Norwich] |
£35,000 [London and Bristol]; £32,000 [Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks]; £31,000 [Ipswich and Norwich] |
£70,000 [London]; £60,000 [Bristol]; £55,000 [Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks]; £51,500 [Ipswich/Norwich] |
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£48,000 |
£52,000 |
£95,000 |
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£50,000 [London]; £33,000 [Manchester] |
£55,000 [London]; £37,000 [Manchester] |
£115,000 [London]; £72,000 [Manchester] |
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£47,000 [Bristol]; £40,000 [Edinburgh] |
£49,000 [Bristol]; £42,000 [Edinburgh] |
£72,000 [Bristol]; £68,000 [Edinburgh] |
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£52,000 [London]; £42,000 [Guildford]; £41,000 [Cheltenham] |
£55,000 [London]; £45,000 [Guildford]; £44,000 [Cheltenham] |
£93,000 [London]; £67,500 [Guildford]; £66,000 [Cheltenham] |
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£57,500 |
£62,500 |
£164,500 |
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£56,000 |
£61,000 |
£150,000 |
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£48,500 [London]; £40,000 [Bristol]; £33,000 [Manchester]; £28,500 [Scotland]; £24,500 [Belfast] |
£51,000 [London]; £42,000 [Bristol]; £35,500 [Manchester]; £31,000 [Scotland]; £26,500 [Belfast] |
£85,000 [London]; Undisclosed [Manchester and Bristol]; £42,000 [Scotland]; £35,000 [Belfast] |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£41,000 |
£44,000 |
£73,000 |
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£157,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£165,000 |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£180,000 |
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£173,100 |
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£55,000 |
£61,000 |
£165,000 |
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£52,000 [London]; £36,100 [Milton Keynes]; £32,000 [Scotland] |
£56,000 [London]; £37,100 [Milton Keynes]; £34,000 [Scotland] |
£104,000 [London]; £70,000 [Milton Keynes]; £65,000 [Scotland] |
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£40,000 [London]; £32,000 [Birmingham, Leeds] |
£43,000 [London]; £35,000 [Birmingham] |
£65,000 [London]; £55,000 [Birmingham, Leeds] |
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£52,000 [London]; £35,000 [Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh] |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£52,000 |
£56,000 |
£107,500 |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£47,000 |
£49,000 |
£89,000 |
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£48,000 |
£50,000 |
£88,000 |
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£47,000 |
£50,000 |
£88,000 |
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£48,000 |
£50,000 |
£85,000 |
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£173,000 |
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£40,000 [London]; £33,500 [Reading and Guildford]; £31,500 [Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Nottingham]; £25,500 [Belfast] |
£42,000 [London]; £35,500 [Reading and Guildford]; £33,500 [Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Nottingham]; £26,500 [Belfast] |
£80,000 [London]; £62,000 [Reading and Guildford]; £60,000 [Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Nottingham]; £40,000 [Belfast] |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£180,000 |
|
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£175,000 |
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£50,000 |
£55,000 |
Undisclosed |
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£49,000 |
£52,000 |
£85,000 |
|
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£50,000 |
£55,000 |
Undisclosed |
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£52,000 |
£56,000 |
£103,500 |
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£43,000 [London]; £30,000 [Regional] |
£45,000 [London]; £32,000 [Regional] |
Up to £78,500 dependent on discipline [London]; Up to £58,000 dependent on discipline [Regional] |
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£56,000 [London]; £37,500 [Birmingham] |
£61,000 [London]; £41,000 [Birmingham] |
£140,000 [London]; £85,000 [Birmingham] |
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£28,000 |
£30,000 |
Undisclosed |
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£43,500 [London]; £31,500 [Regional] |
£45,500 [London]; £33,500 [Regional] |
£59,500-£78,000 [London]; £45,500-£57,000 [Regional] |
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£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£115,000 |
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£43,000 [London]; £31,000 [Regional]; £25,000 [Scotland] |
£46,000 [London]; £34,000 [Regional]; £29,000 [Scotland] |
£85,000 [London]; Undisclosed [Regional and Scotland] |
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£40,000 |
£43,000 |
£62,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
$225,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
$225,000 |
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£47,500 [London]; £36,183 [Manchester]; £35,150 [Cardiff]; £30,000 [Belfast] |
£51,750 [London]; £40,106 [Manchester]; £38,295 [Cardiff]; £32,000 [Belfast] |
£85,000 [London]; £65,875 [Manchester]; £62,900 [Cardiff]; £42,000 [Belfast] |
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£56,000 |
£61,000 |
£150,000 |
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£56,000 |
£61,000 |
£140,000 |
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£40,000 |
£42,000 |
£80,000 |
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£150,000 |
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£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£179,00 |
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£37,500 |
£39,000 |
£78,000 [London]; £61,500 [Bristol & Exeter] |
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£46,800 [London]; £33,800 [Regional] |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£100,000 |
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£57,500 |
£62,500 |
£173,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
$225,000 |
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£52,500 |
£55,000 |
Undisclosed |
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£56,000 |
£61,000 |
£135,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£160,000 |
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£55,000 [London]; £49,950 [Reading]; £49,000 [Bristol] |
£57,500 [London]; £51,750 [Reading]; £51,000 [Bristol] |
£97,000 [London]; £87,300 [Reading]; £74,000 [Bristol] |
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£60,000 |
£68,000 |
Undisclosed |
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£48,000 [London]; £40,000 [Outer London] |
£50,000 [London]; £42,000 [Outer London] |
£60,000 - £83,000 depending on team and UK location |
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£53,000 |
£58,000 |
£125,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£165,000 |
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£48,000 [London], £42,000 [Bristol] |
£52,000 [London]; £44,000 [Bristol] |
£85,000 [London: Insurance], £95,000 [London: Disputes or Corporate and Commercial], £60,000 [Bristol] |
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£46,500 |
£48,500 |
Undisclosed |
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Undislclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undislclosed |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£175,000 |
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£54,000 [London]; £59,000 [Bristol] |
£59,000 [London]; £54,000 [Bristol] |
£120,000 |
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£58,000 |
£63,000 |
£177,000 |
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£56,000 |
£61,000 |
£150,000 |
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£50,000 [London]; £34,000 [Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester] |
£55,000 [London]; £37,500 [Birmingham] |
£110,000 [London]; £70,000 [Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester] |
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£50,000 |
Undisclosed |
£105,000 |
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£40,000 |
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£66,000 |
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£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£177,000 |
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£52,000 |
£57,000 |
£115,000 |
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£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£130,000 |
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£47,000 [London]; £33,000 [Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester] |
£51,000 [London]; £35,000 [Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester] |
£85,000 [London]; £63,000 [Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester] |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£173,077 |
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£41,000 [London]; £38,000 [Watford]; £34,000 [Bristol and Birmingham] |
£43,000 [London]; £40,000 [Watford]; £36,000 [Bristol and Birmingham] |
£70,000 [London]; £66,000 [Watford]; £58,000 [Bristol and Birmingham] |
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Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
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£51,000 |
£56,000 |
£107,000 |
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£42,000 |
£45,000 |
£82,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£170,000 |
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£62,000 |
£67,000 |
£175,000 |
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£25,000 |
£27,000 |
£38,000 |
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£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£175,000 |
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£30,000 |
£32,000 |
£50,000 |
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£40,000 |
£43,000 |
£75,000 |
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£47,000 |
£52,000 |
£95,000 |
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£43,000 [London]; £37,000 [Bristol]; £32,000 [Plymouth and Southampton]; £31,000 [Scotland, Newcastle and Leeds] |
£45,000 [London]; £39,000 [Bristol]; £34,000 [Plymouth and Southampton]; £33,000 [Leeds, Newcastle and Scotland] |
Undisclosed |
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