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Average annual income of attorneys in the U.S. by area of practice 2018
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Average annual income of attorneys in the U.S. by area of practice 2018
What was your 2018 compensation for providing billable legal services? (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Jun 20, 2019
This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. in 2018, broken down by practice area. During the survey, intellectual property attorneys reported earning the highest average income of 224,000 U.S. dollars per year.
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by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Jun 20, 2019
This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the U.S. in 2018, broken down by practice area. During the survey, intellectual property attorneys reported earning the highest average income of 224,000 U.S. dollars per year.
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- Release date
- June 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 9 to February 2, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 6,891 respondents
- Special properties
- solo practitioner and small law firm attorneys who are practicing full-time.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Source does not specify the age of respondents.
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- Release date
- June 2019
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 9 to February 2, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 6,891 respondents
- Special properties
- solo practitioner and small law firm attorneys who are practicing full-time.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Source does not specify the age of respondents.
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