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9.7% 22 % 22% 12% 9.4% 8.1% 5.53% 1.67% 2.6% 7% LAW FIRM PARTNER INCOME NATIONAL (Sample size: 193) ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION NATIONAL (Sample size: 165) Year of call 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 and before Median $62,000 $69,600 $80,000 $85,000 $90,000 $92,500 $100,000 $100,000 Lowest $24,000 $26,000 $27,000 $40,000 $53,000 $50,000 $70,000 $45,000 Highest $125,000 $110,000 $125,000 $250,000 $150,000 $185,000 $205,000 $350,000 IN-HOUSE LAWYERS In the survey's fi ndings for in-house lawyers, the median income for general counsel at the director level was $135,000, with the lowest reported annual income being $60,000 and the highest $300,000. Higher up the food chain, general counsel at the executive level have a median income of $195,000, with the lowest reported salary being $60,000 and the highest standing at $900,000. An improving economic climate also 10.5 % 25.2% 24.4% 12.3% 8.3% 7.3% 5% 0.3 % 2.3% 4.4% LAW FIRM PARTNER INCOME SOLO TO NINE PRACTITIONER FIRMS (Sample size: 159) ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION SOLO TO NINE PRACTITIONER FIRMS (Sample size: 135 fi rms) Year of call 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 and before Median $60,000 $60,000 $79,000 $85,500 $80,000 $80,000 $99,000 $90,000 Lowest $24,000 $26,000 $27,000 $40,000 $53,000 $50,000 $45,000 $45,000 Highest $125,000 $100,000 $125,000 $120,000 $120,000 $185,000 $205,000 $300,000 led to more companies giving out bonus- es this year, with 69 per cent of in-house departments surveyed reporting they gave bonuses to their lawyers in 2009, while 31 per cent said they did not. Compensation oſt en can be measured in more ways than just salaries. Respond- ents were also asked if their company off ered benefi ts, with an overwhelming majority of almost 96 per cent saying that they do. In addition, 67 per cent said their company off ers other things like pay- ing for professional development, health club memberships, and other perks. Th ere were 121 in-house law depart- ments that participated in the compensa- tion survey. Of those, 37.2 per cent had an average legal spend under $500,000; 25.6 per cent had a spend between $500,000 and $1 million; 14.9 per cent between $1 million to $2 million; 12.4 per cent between $2 million and $5 mil- lion; 4.1 per cent between $5 million and 36 SEPTEMBER 2010 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com 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 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