In-House Attorneys See 4.3 Percent Pay Hike
Above the Law reports on a BarkerGilmore in-house counsel compensation report that shows in-house lawyers received average pay increases of 4.3 percent last year.
“That sounds perfectly middling, until you realize every rung of the prevailing Biglaw associate scale bests that — some years by a lot,” writes Joe Patrice.
The tech industry led the way with higher salaries, bumping up 4.9 percent, while financial and manufacturing industries tied for the small hikes, just 3.7 percent. But the BarkerGilmore survey found that more respondents felt they were undercompensated compared to their peers.
Read the Above the Law article.