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Overview
Associate Compensation and Cost of Living Comparison
Summer Associate Program and Compensation

Associate Compensation

At Scudder Law Firm, our employees are justly rewarded with competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Salaries for first year 2008 associates begin at $100,000 per year with opportunities for bonuses. Our benefits package includes the following:

  • American, Nebraska, Lincoln Bar dues
  • Associate mentoring program
  • 2008 Bar review stipend of $10,000
  • Business casual dress
  • Continuing legal education expenses
  • Disability/Life/Medical insurance
  • Fitness facility on-site
  • In-house travel coordinator
  • Maternity leave
  • Moving expenses for lateral attorneys
  • Paid parking
  • Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (dependent care and medical expenses)
  • Simple IRA (with 100% match up to 3% of compensation)

Associate compensation at Scudder Law Firm exceeds the compensation in most major markets, considering cost of living standards. The following table compares our starting 2008 associate compensation of $100,000 annually to markets across the country.

CITY
Compensation equivalent to
$100,000 in Lincoln, NE
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Atlanta, GA
$102,222
Austin, TX
$100,000
Baltimore, MD
$122,222
Boston, MA
$161,111
Charlotte, NC
$97,778
Chicago, IL
$127,778
Cincinnati, OH
$98,889
Cleveland, OH
$103,333
Dallas, TX
$100,000
Denver, CO
$122,222
Des Moines, IA
$100,000
Detroit, MI
$105,556
Houston, TX
$96,667
Indianapolis, IN
$92,222
Kansas City, MO
$101,111
Las Vegas, NV
$131,111
Los Angeles, CA
$170,000
Louisville, KY
$96,667
Memphis, TN
$94,444
Miami, FL
$146,667
Milwaukee, WI
$114,444
Minneapolis, MN
$126,667
Nashville, TN
$97,778
New York City, NY
$196,667
Oklahoma City, OK
$91,111
Omaha, NE
$102,469
Phoenix, AZ
$120,000
Philadelphia, PA
$120,000
Pittsburgh, PA
$97,778
Portland, OR
$118,889
Salt Lake City, UT
$103,333
San Antonio, TX
$91,111
San Diego, CA
$196,667
San Francisco, CA
$228,889
Seattle, WA
$133,333
St. Louis, MO
$97,778
Washington, DC
$157,778
Wichita, KS
$91,111
*Source www.bestplaces.net/col/default.aspx; Updated 6.19.07
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