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budgeted for 2011, 36 per cent said their corporate legal department would come in under $500,000, 26 per cent said $500,000 to $1 million, 15 per cent said $1 million to $2 million, 14 per cent said $2 million to $5 million, five per cent said $5 million to $10 million, and five per cent said over $10 million. In-house lawyers too will be heart- ened that 77 per cent of respondents said average salaries would go up in 2012. The financial benefits for cor- porate counsel go well beyond salary levels, however. Over 96 per cent of respondents said their company pro- vides benefits for its lawyers, and 75 per cent said they receive perks such as professional development and health club memberships. In addition, 78 per cent said some of their lawyers received a bonus in 2010, most likely (74 per cent) based on a percentage of overall salary. More details of compensation for in-house lawyers are available in the accompanying charts. GEOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGY Forty-three per cent of respondents identified their law firm or company as national, with the remainder character- izing their operation as regional. The majority of those who completed the survey have offices based in Ontario (63 per cent), 28 per cent in British Columbia, 23 per cent in Quebec, 22 per cent in Alberta, 16 per cent interna- tional, 10 per cent in Nova Scotia, and the remainder scattered throughout the other provinces and territories. Compensation figures were based on salary before bonuses or perks, which were covered in other parts of the survey and can often lead to a substantial boost in overall pay. Data from respondents who provided sal- ary ranges, rather than solid numbers, were averaged out and applied to over- all calculations. LAW FIRM PARTNER INCOME NATIONAL (Sample size: 42) 5% 10% 20% 13% 14% 10 % 8% 3% 7% 10% ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION NATIONAL (Sample size: 34 fi rms) Year of call 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 and before Median $76,000 $90,000 $95,000 $100,000 $100,000 $140,750 $101,000 $130,000 Lowest $36,000 $55,000 $50,000 $65,000 $50,500 $87,000 $80,000 $50,000 Highest $175,000 $180,000 $190,000 $200,000 $210,000 $220,000 $230,000 $240,000 SENIOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL COMPENSATION NATIONAL (Sample size: 121) General counsel at director level General counsel at executive level Median $155,000 $207,000 IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AVERAGE COMPENSATION NATIONAL (Sample size: 87) Year of call 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 and before Median $85,000 $81,865 $92,500 $101,646 $115,000 $103,292 $100,000 $121,022 $124,511 $150,000 Lowest $56,000 $70,000 $70,000 $80,000 $85,000 $80,700 $75,400 $75,000 $100,000 $85,000 Highest $152,000 $120,000 $136,000 $175,000 $145,000 $140,000 $140,000 $175,000 $190,000 $385,000 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com JULY 2011 37 Lowest $70,000 $85,000 Highest $300,000 $654,000 UP TO $50,000 $51,000-$100,000 $101,000-$150,000 $151,000-$200,000 $201,000-$250,000 $251,000-$300,000 $301,000-$350,000 $351,000-$400,000 $401,000-$450,000 OVER $450,000