Only firms for which the AveryIndex has both bonus and salary information were included. Notable firms such as Williams & Connolly, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Boies, Schiller & Flexner are not represented as salary or bonus information was unavailable. The data for the calculations is principally based on over 6,500 associate surveys (3rd-5th years) from 2005 and 2006. See The American Lawyer's 2006 Midlevel Associates Survey. Only firms with 10 or more respondents are represented.
| Rank | Firm | 2006 Salary | 2005 Bonus | Total | Hours Worked | $ per Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | $191,250 | $27,500 | $218,750 | 52.7 | $83.02 |
| 2 | Chadbourne & Parke | $184,583 | $32,083 | $216,666 | 53.5 | $81.00 |
| 3 | Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler | $187,273 | $36,154 | $223,427 | 55.9 | $79.94 |
| 4 | Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy | $182,813 | $37,283 | $220,096 | 55.7 | $79.03 |
| 5 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | $183,182 | $33,074 | $216,256 | 55.1 | $78.50 |
| 6 | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | $187,000 | $82,778 | $269,778 | 69.1 | $78.08 |
| 7 | Debevoise & Plimpton | $188,077 | $37,941 | $226,018 | 57.9 | $78.07 |
| 8 | Allen & Overy | $178,571 | $39,171 | $217,742 | 55.8 | $78.04 |
| 9 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel | $180,833 | $56,033 | $236,866 | 60.8 | $77.92 |
| 10 | Ropes & Gray | $178,393 | $37,806 | $216,199 | 55.6 | $77.77 |
