What are the main factors that influence an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary?

An Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,720 for beginners, reaching about $131,993 at mid-level, and approach $215,588 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution?

Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution roles are District of Columbia $152,047, California $151,471, Massachusetts $149,452. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution roles make?

Salaries for Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution level roles vary by specialization: Associate Attorney (Corporate): $193,932; Associate Attorney - Bankruptcy: $133,500; Senior Associate Attorney: $129,438; Associate Dispute Engagement: $120,920; Associate Attorney: $100,351.

Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution in Vermont is $134,785 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $65.

However, an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $160,392
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $123,653 to $148,189
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $113,518

10% $113,518

50% (Median) $134,785

90% $160,392

Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,189	$12,349	$2,850	$71
Average	$134,785	$11,232	$2,592	$65
25th Percentile	$123,653	$10,304	$2,378	$59

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salaries

An Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $82,720
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,079
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $131,993
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $161,159
Expert (over 8 years): $215,588

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Research and Development Associate II	less than 1 year	$82,720
Research and Development Associate III	1-2 years	$100,079
Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution	2-4 years	$131,993
Research and Development Associate V	5-8 years	$161,159
Research and Development Associate VI	over 8 years	$215,588

How Do Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolutions. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $152,047.
California: $151,471.
Massachusetts: $149,452.

District of Columbia $152,047 California $151,471 Massachusetts $149,452 Washington $148,903 New Jersey $148,848 Alaska $148,655 Connecticut $146,760 New York $145,991

Hawaii $143,533 Rhode Island $142,380 Maryland $141,597 Minnesota $140,526 Colorado $140,114 Illinois $139,976 Oregon $139,455 Delaware $139,070

New Hampshire $138,828 Virginia $138,287 Pennsylvania $136,708 Nevada $135,912 North Dakota $135,651 Michigan $135,239 Wisconsin $135,088 Vermont $134,785

Texas $133,948 Maine $133,893 Arizona $133,810 Ohio $133,714 Georgia $132,451 Indiana $131,819 Wyoming $131,696 Utah $131,503

Iowa $131,421 Kansas $130,762 Louisiana $130,570 North Carolina $130,501 Missouri $130,473 Florida $129,938 Montana $129,649 Nebraska $129,375

Kentucky $129,224 South Carolina $128,674 Tennessee $128,331 Idaho $128,194 New Mexico $127,191 Oklahoma $126,972 Alabama $126,161 South Dakota $124,802

Arkansas $124,060 West Virginia $123,662 Mississippi $122,467

Top Paying Cities for Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $137,965
Barre: $138,172
Cabot: $137,868

Adamant, VT $137,965

Barre, VT $138,172

Cabot, VT $137,868

Calais, VT $137,989

East Barre, VT $137,962

East Calais, VT $137,965

East Montpelier, VT $138,057

Eden, VT $137,874

Eden Mills, VT $137,749

Graniteville, VT $138,164

Hyde Park, VT $138,077

Johnson, VT $138,252

Lake Elmore, VT $137,923

Marshfield, VT $137,892

Moretown, VT $138,261

Morrisville, VT $138,245

Moscow, VT $138,315

Northfield, VT $138,092

Northfield Falls, VT $138,738

North Hyde Park, VT $138,068

North Montpelier, VT $137,929

Plainfield, VT $137,910

Roxbury, VT $137,676

South Barre, VT $138,333

Waterbury, VT $138,301

Stowe, VT $138,320

Waitsfield, VT $138,243

Warren, VT $137,985

Washington, VT $137,716

Waterbury Center, VT $138,297

Websterville, VT $138,142

Williamstown, VT $137,981

Wolcott, VT $137,906

Woodbury, VT $137,770

Worcester, VT $137,907

Rutland, VT $137,903

Belmont, VT $137,477

Benson, VT $137,476

Bomoseen, VT $137,693

Brandon, VT $137,794

Bridport, VT $137,809

Castleton, VT $137,719

Center Rutland, VT $137,814

Chittenden, VT $137,496

Cuttingsville, VT $137,448

Danby, VT $137,683

East Middlebury, VT $137,885

East Poultney, VT $137,698

East Wallingford, VT $137,548

Fair Haven, VT $137,598

Florence, VT $137,550

Forest Dale, VT $137,800

Gaysville, VT $136,925

Granville, VT $137,572

Hancock, VT $137,550

Hydeville, VT $137,709

Killington, VT $137,535

Middlebury, VT $138,098

Middletown Springs, VT $137,624

Mount Holly, VT $137,496

North Clarendon, VT $137,698

Orwell, VT $137,683

Pawlet, VT $137,732

Pittsfield, VT $137,614

Pittsford, VT $137,746

Poultney, VT $137,720

Proctor, VT $137,873

Ripton, VT $137,713

Rochester, VT $137,642

Rupert, VT $137,628

Salisbury, VT $137,848

Shoreham, VT $137,731

Stockbridge, VT $137,487

Wallingford, VT $137,561

Wells, VT $137,738

West Pawlet, VT $137,785

West Rupert, VT $137,752

West Rutland, VT $137,668

Whiting, VT $137,737

Saint Johnsbury, VT $137,885

Albany, VT $137,805

Barnet, VT $137,738

Barton, VT $137,790

Beebe Plain, VT $137,831

Concord, VT $137,608

Coventry, VT $137,992

Craftsbury, VT $137,845

Craftsbury Common, VT $137,852

Danville, VT $137,768

Derby, VT $137,831

Derby Line, VT $137,728

East Burke, VT $137,724

East Charleston, VT $137,738

East Hardwick, VT $137,812

East Haven, VT $137,424

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $137,882

Glover, VT $137,749

Granby, VT $137,255

Greensboro, VT $137,702

Greensboro Bend, VT $137,790

Hardwick, VT $137,943

Irasburg, VT $137,756

Island Pond, VT $137,531

Lowell, VT $137,709

Lower Waterford, VT $137,867

Lyndon, VT $137,842

Lyndon Center, VT $137,998

Lyndonville, VT $137,848

Morgan, VT $137,599

Newport, VT $137,914

Newport Center, VT $137,738

North Concord, VT $137,378

North Troy, VT $137,757

Orleans, VT $137,705

Passumpsic, VT $137,893

Peacham, VT $137,616

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $137,897

Sheffield, VT $137,653

Sutton, VT $137,642

Troy, VT $137,771

West Burke, VT $137,734

West Charleston, VT $137,669

West Danville, VT $137,776

Westfield, VT $137,667

West Glover, VT $137,761

Averill, VT $136,959

Beecher Falls, VT $137,848

Canaan, VT $137,505

Gilman, VT $138,110

Guildhall, VT $137,323

Lunenburg, VT $137,623

Norton, VT $137,234

North Bennington, VT $138,767

North Pownal, VT $139,047

Pownal, VT $139,125

White River Junction, VT $137,867

Ascutney, VT $137,932

Barnard, VT $137,554

Bethel, VT $137,639

Bradford, VT $137,783

Bridgewater, VT $137,695

Bridgewater Corners, VT $137,422

Brookfield, VT $137,774

Brownsville, VT $137,698

Chelsea, VT $137,694

Corinth, VT $137,657

East Corinth, VT $137,715

East Randolph, VT $137,741

East Ryegate, VT $137,621

East Thetford, VT $137,792

Fairlee, VT $137,643

Groton, VT $137,680

Hartford, VT $138,225

Hartland, VT $137,742

Hartland Four Corners, VT $137,737

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $138,091

Newbury, VT $137,664

North Hartland, VT $137,840

North Pomfret, VT $137,603

North Thetford, VT $137,789

Norwich, VT $137,761

Plymouth, VT $137,323

Post Mills, VT $137,759

Quechee, VT $137,901

Randolph, VT $137,877

Randolph Center, VT $137,807

Reading, VT $137,437

Sharon, VT $137,636

South Pomfret, VT $137,505

South Royalton, VT $137,676

South Ryegate, VT $137,704

South Strafford, VT $137,669

South Woodstock, VT $137,472

Strafford, VT $137,550

Taftsville, VT $137,912

Thetford, VT $137,792

Thetford Center, VT $137,647

Topsham, VT $137,606

Tunbridge, VT $137,632

Vershire, VT $137,568

Wells River, VT $137,713

West Fairlee, VT $137,966

West Hartford, VT $137,606

West Newbury, VT $137,660

West Topsham, VT $137,716

Wilder, VT $138,232

Windsor, VT $137,798

Woodstock, VT $137,629

Bellows Falls, VT $138,132

Cambridgeport, VT $137,974

Cavendish, VT $137,516

Chester, VT $137,653

Chester Depot, VT $137,603

Grafton, VT $137,548

Londonderry, VT $137,796

Ludlow, VT $137,587

North Springfield, VT $138,068

Perkinsville, VT $137,693

Peru, VT $137,651

Proctorsville, VT $137,539

Saxtons River, VT $138,103

South Londonderry, VT $137,881

Springfield, VT $138,000

Westminster, VT $138,131

Westminster Station, VT $138,140

Weston, VT $137,510

Shaftsbury, VT $138,602

Brattleboro, VT $138,414

Bondville, VT $137,841

East Dover, VT $138,121

Jacksonville, VT $138,469

Jamaica, VT $137,844

Marlboro, VT $139,099

Newfane, VT $138,030

Putney, VT $138,002

Readsboro, VT $139,115

South Newfane, VT $138,079

Stamford, VT $139,015

Townshend, VT $137,906

Vernon, VT $138,837

Wardsboro, VT $138,006

West Dover, VT $138,232

West Dummerston, VT $138,065

West Halifax, VT $138,278

West Townshend, VT $137,720

West Wardsboro, VT $137,723

Whitingham, VT $138,419

Williamsville, VT $138,065

Wilmington, VT $138,335

Burlington, VT $138,713

South Burlington, VT $138,705

Winooski, VT $138,713

Colchester, VT $138,713

Alburgh, VT $138,021

Bakersfield, VT $138,225

Belvidere Center, VT $137,724

Bristol, VT $138,254

Cambridge, VT $138,419

Charlotte, VT $138,525

East Berkshire, VT $138,092

East Fairfield, VT $138,298

Enosburg Falls, VT $137,917

Essex, VT $138,607

Essex Junction, VT $138,617

Fairfax, VT $138,429

Fairfield, VT $138,296

Ferrisburgh, VT $138,371

Franklin, VT $137,925

Grand Isle, VT $138,442

Highgate Center, VT $138,041

Highgate Springs, VT $138,112

Hinesburg, VT $138,522

Huntington, VT $138,418

Isle La Motte, VT $138,193

Jeffersonville, VT $138,326

Jericho, VT $138,492

Jonesville, VT $138,521

Milton, VT $138,558

Monkton, VT $138,411

Montgomery, VT $137,917

Montgomery Center, VT $137,749

New Haven, VT $138,238

North Ferrisburgh, VT $138,433

North Hero, VT $138,296

Richford, VT $137,893

Richmond, VT $138,507

Saint Albans, VT $138,357

Saint Albans Bay, VT $138,339

Shelburne, VT $138,651

Sheldon, VT $138,193

Sheldon Springs, VT $138,532

South Hero, VT $138,567

Starksboro, VT $138,335

Swanton, VT $138,168

Underhill, VT $138,460

Underhill Center, VT $138,464

Vergennes, VT $138,195

Waterville, VT $138,242

Westford, VT $138,529

Williston, VT $138,633

Montpelier, VT $138,150

Bennington, VT $138,868

Arlington, VT $138,379

Dorset, VT $137,841

East Arlington, VT $137,789

East Dorset, VT $137,844

Manchester, VT $138,216

Manchester Center, VT $138,125

Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$168,482	$81.0	25%
Software & Networking	$161,743	$78.0	20%
Healthcare	$159,047	$76.0	18%
Pharmaceuticals	$155,003	$75.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$150,960	$73.0	12%

Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Attorney, Dispute Resolution's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$123,653

Average $134,785/year

$148,189

$10,304

Average $11,232/month

$12,349

$2,378

Average $2,592/week

$2,850

$59

Average $65/hour

$71

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,189	$12,349	$2,850	$71
Average	$134,785	$11,232	$2,592	$65
25th Percentile	$123,653	$10,304	$2,378	$59

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