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Law Clerk
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Law Clerk · SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP · All reported locations

For Law Clerk at SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $225,000. The sample denominator is 29 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Law Clerk · Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP · All reported locations

For Law Clerk at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $225,000. The sample denominator is 20 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Law Clerk · Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP · All reported locations

For Law Clerk at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $225,000. The sample denominator is 19 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort29 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
WF
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
PW
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort19 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
ST
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SA
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CS
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$215,530——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QE
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CC
Clifford Chance US LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$215,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
WG
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
ML
MILBANK LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$235,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GD
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
NR
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GL
GRAPE LAW FIRM PLLCLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$85,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
H&
Hang & Associates, PLLCLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$76,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
C&
Covington & Burling LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
D&
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
S&
Sun & Ren PLLCLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$74,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
YL
YAO LEGAL GROUP LLCLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$72,800——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CL
Cooley LLPLaw ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$225,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TL
The Law Offices of Fuqiang Zhang, P.C.Law ClerkAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$73,674——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP vs. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP vs. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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20 supported pay benchmarks across 20 employers. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

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This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

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