Below is a fully interactive table, which shows the trainee and NQ salaries at Future Lawyers profiling firms. If you’d like to compare other survey results go to our brand new Compare Law Firms table or click through to our Profiles section for a more detailed analysis of each firm.

Firm First year salary Second year salary Newly qualified salary
Addleshaw Goddard £52,000 (London); £33,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £29,000 (Scotland) £56,000 (London); £36,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £33,000 (Scotland) £95,000 (London); £62,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £58,000 (Scotland)
Akin £57,500 £62,500 US$215,000 (associate salaries are paid in US$ at a fixed quarterly exchange rate)
Anthony Collins £29,000 £31,500 £48,000
BDB Pitmans LLP £42,000 (London); £34,000 (Reading) £44,000 (London); £36,000 (Reading) £78,000 (London); £57,500 (Reading)
Bevan Brittan Competitive Competitive Competitive
Birketts £29,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £30,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £33,000 (London) £30,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £31,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £34,000 (London) £50,500 (Ipswich/Norwich); £54,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £69,000 (London)
Blaser Mills Law £30,000 £30,000 £40,000
Brabners LLP £29,000 £31,000 £50,000
Bristows £42,000 £45,000 £88,000
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP £47,000 (London); £37,000 (Guildford); £35,000 (Cheltenham) £50,000 (London); £40,000 (Guildford); £37,000 (Cheltenham) £85,000 (London); £60,000 (Guildford); £60,000 (Cheltenham)
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton £57,500 £62,500 £160,000
Clifford Chance £50,000 £55,000 £125,000
CMS £50,000 London; £43,000 Bristol; £31,500 Manchester/Sheffield/Liverpool; £28,000 Scotland £55,000 London; £45,000 Bristol; £34,500 Manchester/Sheffield/Liverpool; £31,000 Scotland £105,000 London; £68,000 Bristol; £60,000 Manchester/Sheffield/Liverpool; £60,000 Scotland
Cooley (UK) LLP £55,000 £60,000 £150,000
Covington & Burling £55,000 £60,000 £151,000
Cripps LLP £30,000 £32,000 £58,000 Tunbridge Wells; £70,000 London
Crown Prosecution Service £26,900-£28,850 (National); £28,200-£30,560 + RRA (London)* *Please note, all new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary £26,900-£28,850 (National); £28,200-£30,560 + RRA (London)* *Please note, all new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary £38,760-£43,250 (National); £40,800-£45,330 + RRA (London)* *Please note, all new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary
Debevoise & Plimpton £55,000 £60,000 £160,500
Dechert LLP £50,000 £55,000 £145,000
Devonshires Solicitors
DLA Piper
Farrer & Co £42,000 £45,000 £73,000
Fladgate LLP £44,000 £46,000 £82,000
Forsters LLP £44,500 £47,500 £80,000
Gowling WLG £47,000 London; £33,000 Birmingham £52,000 London; £36,000 Birmingham £95,000 London; £63,000 Birmingham
HFW £46,000 £50,000 £95,000
Hill Dickinson LLP £28,000 (Northern); £39,000 (London) £30,000 (Northern); £41,000 (London) Within a range, up to £52,000 (Northern) or £72,000 (London) dependent on discipline.
Howard Kennedy LLP £40,000 £42,000 £78,000
Irwin Mitchell £29,500 (regional), £41,500 (London) £31,500 (regional), £43,500 (London) £43,000-£50,500 (regional), £58,000-£75,000 (London)
K&L Gates £50,000 £55,000 £110,000
Kennedys Law LLP £41,000 London; £29,000 regional; £22,000 Scotland £44,000 London; £32,000 regional; £25,000 Scotland Varied
Kingsley Napley LLP £40,000 £42,000
Kirkland & Ellis £60,000 £65,000 US$215,000
Latham & Watkins £55,000 £60,000 $225,000
Leathes Prior
Lewis Silkin LLP £43,250 £47,350 £78,000 (London)
Macfarlanes £50,000 £55,000 £115,000
Maples Teesdale LLP £38,868 £41,079 £70,000
Marriott Harrison
Mayer Brown £50,000 £55,000 £120,000
Michelmores £35,000 £37,000 Exeter and Bristol £58,000; London £72,000
Milbank LLP £57,500 £62,500 US$215,000
Mills & Reeve £31,500 £34,000 £58,000 (regions), £80,000 (London)
Mishcon de Reya LLP £45,000 £50,000 £90,000
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP £50,000 £55,000 £150,000
Morrison Foerster £60,000 £65,000 US$215,000
Norton Rose Fulbright £48,500 £53,000 £120,000
Osborne Clarke Bristol £45,000; London £53,000; Reading £47,700 Bristol £48,500; London £55,000; Reading £49,500 Bristol £70,000; London £91,500; Reading £82,350
Payne Hicks Beach LLP £47,000 £50,000 £75,000
Reed Smith LLP £50,000 £55,000 £107,500
RPC £44,000 London; £38,000 Bristol £48,000 London; £40,000 Bristol Commercial: £85,000; Insurance: £80,000 London, £56,000 Bristol
Russell-Cooke £43,500 £46,000 Market rate for the area into which the trainee qualifies
Stephenson Harwood £48,500 £53,500 £95,000
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP £60,000 £65,000
Taylor Wessing LLP £45,000 £49,000 £95,000
Thrings £29,000
TLT LLP London £42,000; Bristol £35,500; Manchester £31,000; Glasgow £24,500; Belfast £21,500 London £45,500; Bristol £37,500; Manchester £33,000; Glasgow £27,500; Belfast £22,500 London £75,000; Bristol £56,000; Manchester £53,000; Glasgow £45,000; Belfast £35,000
Vinson & Elkins RLLP £60,000 (2023) £65,000 (2023) £173,822 (2023)
Watson Farley & Williams LLP £48,500 £52,000 £95,000
Wedlake Bell LLP £40,000 £42,500 £75,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP £60,000 £65,000 £170,000
White & Case LLP £56,000 £61,000 £150,000
Wilkin Chapman LLP £23,000 £25,000 £36,000