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Lawyer
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Lawyer · Latham & Watkins LLP · New York, NY

For Lawyer at Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, NY, the median offered annual base wage is USD $310,000. The sample denominator is 44 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Lawyer · Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP · New York, NY

For Lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York, NY, the median offered annual base wage is USD $260,000. The sample denominator is 39 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Lawyer · Sidley Austin (US) LLP · New York, NY

For Lawyer at Sidley Austin (US) LLP in New York, NY, the median offered annual base wage is USD $235,000. The sample denominator is 21 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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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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14 RECORDS
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EMPLOYER / ROLETOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
L&
Latham & Watkins LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$310,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort44 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
DP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$260,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort39 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SA
Sidley Austin (US) LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$235,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort21 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
ST
Not disclosedUSD · Median$310,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GD
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$310,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort18 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CS
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$218,920——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
FF
Not disclosedUSD · Median$350,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AO
Not disclosedUSD · Median$302,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
R&
Ropes & Gray LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$420,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
XL
XYZ LAW PLLCLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$158,080——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
MB
Mayer Brown LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$215,530——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
M&
Morrison & Foerster LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$160,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
D&
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$260,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLPLawyerNew York, NY
Not disclosedUSD · Median$285,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Greenberg Traurig, LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Latham & Watkins LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Mayer Brown LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Morrison & Foerster LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Ropes & Gray LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Sidley Austin (US) LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage

XYZ LAW PLLC · Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage
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Lawyer

New York, NY · Base pay coverage · 14 employers
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14 supported pay benchmarks across 14 employers in New York, NY. 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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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.

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