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Associate salaries span a wide range: there is an ever-increasing divide between the White Shoe US firms and the UK firms. Depending on the focus of the firm, there is also disparity between the various UK firms.
Many firms also operate a system which has introduced a range of salaries at a particular pqe level and some firms have also moved away from the traditional method of increasing salary depending on pqe.
The following table shows the range of salaries on offer at the newly qualified to 3 pqe levels. For a more detailed assessment of your salary potential, please contact us and we would be pleased to provide this.
| Level of experience | White Shoe US (£) | Other US (£) | City: Magic Circle & top City (£) | Medium City (£) |
| NQ | 97.5k - 100k | 62k - 82k | 58k - 62k | 38k - 60k |
| 1 pqe | 97.5k - 100k | 70k - 90k | 60k - 68k | 42k - 65k |
| 2 pqe | 104k - 112k | 78k - 104k | 66.5k - 72k | 48k - 70k |
| 3 pqe | 106k - 122k | 82k - 110k | 72k - 88k | 50k - 75k |
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