Salary Wars Scorecard: Firms That Have Announced Raises (2022)

Firm Date Matched Milbank
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $385K $415K FIRST MOVER
January 20, 2022
March 14, 2022 (re-raise) Cadwalader
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $385K $396.5K $415K
Class of 2013+: $406.5K $425K January 20, 2022
February 24, 2022 (re-raise)
March 9, 2022 (second re-raise) McDermott Will & Emery
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $396.5K $415K January 20, 2022
February 22, 2022 (re-raise)
March 1, 2022 (second re-raise) Hueston Hennigan
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $396.5K $415K January 20, 2022
February 23, 2022 (re-raise)
March 1, 2022 (second re-raise) Fried Frank
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $396.5K $415K January 21, 2022
February 25, 2022 (re-raise)
March 8, 2022 (second re-raise) Steptoe
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K January 21, 2022 McKool Smith
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $415K January 21, 2022
April 5, 2022 (re-raise) Goodwin
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $415K January 21, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Irell
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $385K $396.5K $415K January 21, 2022
February 25, 2022 (re-raise)
March 3, 2022 (second re-raise) Loeb & Loeb
Tier 1: $205K
Tier 8: $340K January 21, 2022 Baker McKenzie
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $396.5K $415K January 24, 2022
February 24, 2022 (re-raise)
March 3, 2022 (second re-raise) WilmerHale
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013+ (counsel): $385K $415K January 24, 2022
March 15, 2022 (re-raise) Boies Schiller
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $415K January 24, 2022
March 4, 2022 (re-raise) Duval & Stachenfeld
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $415K January 25, 2022 DLA Piper
Class of 2021 (Level 1): $215K
Class of 2014 (Level 3): $385K $415K January 25, 2022
March 15, 2022 (re-raise) Winston & Strawn
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K January 26, 2022
March 8, 2022 (re-raise) Dovel & Luner
1st Year: $225K
6th Year: $360K January 27, 2022 Elias Law Group
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K January 31, 2022 Axinn Veltrop
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K February 1, 2022 Norton Rose Fulbright
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $385K $396.5K February 4, 2022
February 28, 2022 (re-raise) Morgan Lewis
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K February 4, 2022 (firm is monitoring the market; will match prevailing scale (i.e., Cravath) effective April 2022, plus true-up “bonus” dating back to January 2022) Cooley
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $385K $415K February 7, 2022 (firm is reportedly issuing Milbank match raises during associate reviews)
February 15, 2022 (firm officially matches Milbank)
March 11, 2022 (re-raise) Groom Law Group
1st Year: $215K
Eighth Year: $385K February 9, 2022 Choate
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013 2014+: $395K $415K February 10, 2022
March 24, 2022 (re-raise) Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors
1st Years: $235K
All Other Class Years: commensurate raises February 15, 2022 Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $385K February 16, 2022 Gunderson Dettmer
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013: $395K $425K February 16, 2022
March 9, 2022 (re-raise) Fenwick & West
T1/L1: $215K
T3: $370-385K+ $415K February 18, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Wilson Sonsini
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013 2014+: $395K $415K February 18, 2022
March 23, 2022 (re-raise) Davis Polk
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K NEW MARKET LEADER
February 22, 2022
March 3, 2022 (re-raise) Paul Weiss
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 22, 2022
February 28, 2022 (re-raise) Cleary
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 2, 2022 (re-raise) Kirkland & Ellis
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2016: $360.5K $370K February 23, 2022
March 1, 2022 (re-raise) Debevoise
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013+: $406.5K $425K February 23, 2022
March 1, 2022 (re-raise) Ropes & Gray
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013+: $406.5K $425K February 23, 2022
March 2, 2022 (re-raise) Dechert
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 8, 2022 (re-raise) Simpson Thacher
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 2, 2022 (re-raise) Willkie
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 14, 2022 (re-raise) Skadden
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 2, 2022 (re-raise) Proskauer
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K February 23, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) O’Melveny
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 23, 2022
March 3, 2022 (re-raise) Linklaters
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 24, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Schulte Roth & Zabel
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013: $406.5K $425K February 24, 2022
March 9, 2022 (re-raise) Freshfields
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 24, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Sidley Austin
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 24, 2022
March 2, 2022 (re-raise) Vinson & Elkins
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 24, 2022
March 3, 2022 (re-raise) Selendy Gay Elsberg
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 24, 2022
April 12, 2022 (re-raise) Kramer Levin
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013+: $406.5K $420K February 24, 2022
March 8, 2022 (re-raise) Clifford Chance
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 25, 2022
March 8, 2022 (re-raise) Weil Gotshal
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 25, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Gibson Dunn
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 27, 2022
March 14, 2022 (re-raise) Paul Hastings
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 28, 2022
March 3, 2022 (re-raise) Allen & Overy
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $396.5K $415K February 28, 2022
March 8, 2022 (re-raise) Stroock
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 28, 2022
March 21, 2022 (re-raise) Akin Gump
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K February 28, 2022
March 11, 2022 (re-raise) Jenner & Block
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2015: $381K $400K February 28, 2022
March 7, 2022 (re-raise) Cravath
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K NEW MARKET LEADER
February 28, 2022 Quinn Emanuel
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K February 28, 2022 Latham
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2013+: $425K March 1, 2022 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $396.5K $415K March 2, 2022
March 15, 2022 (re-raise) Foley Hoag
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 3, 2022 Kaplan Hecker & Fink
Class of 2021: $220K
Class of 2014+: $425K
Mid-Year Bonuses
Class of 2021: $5K
Class of 2014+: $15K March 3, 2022 Tensegrity
Class of 2021: $220K
Class of 2013+: $425K March 3, 2022 White & Case
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 4, 2022 Shearman & Sterling
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 4, 2022 Covington & Burling
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 4, 2022 Orrick
Associate Year 1: $215K
Senior Associate Year 2+: $415K March 4, 2022 Cahill
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 4, 2022 Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 4, 2022 Mayer Brown
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 8, 2022 Sheppard Mullin
Associate 1: $215K
Counsel 2: $415K March 8, 2022 Kellogg Hansen
Year 1: $255K
Year 6+: $420K March 9, 2022 Katten Muchin
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2015+: $400K March 10, 2022 Hogan Lovells
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 11, 2022 Desmarais LLP
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K
Spring Bonuses
Class of 2021: $7.5K
Class of 2014: $20K March 11, 2022 King & Spalding
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2015+: $400K+ March 14, 2022 Keker Van Nest & Peters
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K+ March 14, 2022 Mintz
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K+ March 15, 2022 Morrison & Foerster (MoFo)
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K+ March 15, 2022 Sullivan & Cromwell
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K+ March 17, 2022 Perkins Coie
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 18, 2022 Pillsbury
1st Years: $215K
Counsel: $415K March 21, 2022 Wilkinson Stekloff
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 21, 2022 Holland & Knight
L1: $215K
L8+: $415K March 22, 2022 Fish & Richardson
A1: $215K
A7: $400K March 22, 2022 (must bill 2000 hours) Hunton Andrews Kurth
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K
Special Bonuses
Class of 2020: $4K
Class of 2014+: $23K March 24, 2022 Alston & Bird
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2015+: $400K March 24, 2022 Brown Rudnick
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2015+: $370K March 25, 2022 Baker Botts
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 25, 2022 Haynes & Boone
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K March 25, 2022 Lowenstein Sandler
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2020: $225K
Class of 2019: $250K
All Other Class Years: Individualized March 25, 2022 Jones Day
Class of 2021: $225K
All Other Years: Black Box March 28, 2022 Seward & Kissel
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K March 31, 2022 Cohen Ziffer
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K April 15, 2022 Yetter Coleman
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014+: $415K April 18, 2022 Ross Aronstam
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K April 27, 2022 Norton Rose Fulbright
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K May 3, 2022 Foley & Lardner
Tier 1/Class of 2021/22: $215K
Senior Counsel: $400K May 18, 2022 BakerHostetler
Class of 2021: $215K
All Other Class Years: Commensurate raises May 26, 2022 Wiley Rein
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K June 1, 2022 Kasowitz
Class of 2021: $215K
Class of 2014: $415K June 2, 2022