What are the main factors that influence an Associate Attorney; Litigator'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; Litigator?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Attorney; Litigator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Attorney; Litigator's salary?

An Associate Attorney; Litigator's salary grows with experience: starting around $103,416 for beginners, reaching about $194,031 at mid-level, and approach $262,229 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Attorney; Litigator?

Associate Attorney; Litigator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Attorney; Litigator roles are District of Columbia $114,715, California $114,280, Massachusetts $112,757. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Attorney; Litigator roles make?

Salaries for Associate Attorney; Litigator level roles vary by specialization: Litigator: $220,752; Associate Attorney (Corporate): $193,895; Associate Attorney Temporary: $136,974; Associate Attorney, Antitrust: $135,096; Associate Attorney - Bankruptcy: $133,505.

Associate Attorney; Litigator Salary in Colorado

How much does an Associate Attorney; Litigator make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Attorney; Litigator in Colorado is $105,711 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,753
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,400 to $116,725
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,101

10% $84,101

50% (Median) $105,711

90% $126,753

Associate Attorney; Litigator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,725	$9,727	$2,245	$56
Average	$105,711	$8,809	$2,033	$51
25th Percentile	$94,400	$7,867	$1,815	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Attorney; Litigator Salaries

An Associate Attorney; Litigator'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; Litigator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Attorney; Litigator'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): $103,416
Early Career (1-2 years): $137,303
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $194,031
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $220,917
Expert (over 8 years): $262,229

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Attorney; Litigator	less than 1 year	$103,416
Attorney II	1-2 years	$137,303
Attorney III	2-4 years	$194,031
Attorney IV	5-8 years	$220,917
Attorney V	over 8 years	$262,229

How Do Associate Attorney; Litigator 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; Litigators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $114,715.
California: $114,280.
Massachusetts: $112,757.

District of Columbia $114,715 California $114,280 Massachusetts $112,757 Washington $112,342 New Jersey $112,301 Alaska $112,156 Connecticut $110,726 New York $110,146

Hawaii $108,291 Rhode Island $107,421 Maryland $106,830 Minnesota $106,022 Colorado $105,711 Illinois $105,608 Oregon $105,214 Delaware $104,924

New Hampshire $104,741 Virginia $104,333 Pennsylvania $103,142 Nevada $102,541 North Dakota $102,344 Michigan $102,033 Wisconsin $101,919 Vermont $101,691

Texas $101,059 Maine $101,018 Arizona $100,956 Ohio $100,883 Georgia $99,930 Indiana $99,453 Wyoming $99,360 Utah $99,215

Iowa $99,153 Kansas $98,656 Louisiana $98,510 North Carolina $98,459 Missouri $98,438 Florida $98,034 Montana $97,816 Nebraska $97,609

Kentucky $97,495 South Carolina $97,081 Tennessee $96,822 Idaho $96,718 New Mexico $95,962 Oklahoma $95,796 Alabama $95,185 South Dakota $94,159

Arkansas $93,599 West Virginia $93,299 Mississippi $92,398

Top Paying Cities for Associate Attorney; Litigator

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:

Glen Haven: $103,641
Hygiene: $107,244
Johnstown: $103,872

Glen Haven, CO $103,641

Hygiene, CO $107,244

Johnstown, CO $103,872

Laporte, CO $102,721

Livermore, CO $102,387

Loveland, CO $103,548

Lyons, CO $107,055

Masonville, CO $102,786

Mead, CO $105,052

Milliken, CO $103,728

Niwot, CO $108,085

Red Feather Lakes, CO $102,669

Severance, CO $102,868

Timnath, CO $102,736

Wellington, CO $102,161

Windsor, CO $102,884

Brighton, CO $105,434

Ault, CO $102,688

Briggsdale, CO $102,716

Carr, CO $100,949

Eastlake, CO $105,708

Eaton, CO $103,012

Evans, CO $103,537

Fort Lupton, CO $105,133

Galeton, CO $103,023

Gilcrest, CO $104,102

Gill, CO $103,191

Greeley, CO $103,282

Henderson, CO $105,597

Hudson, CO $104,787

Keenesburg, CO $104,281

Kersey, CO $103,204

La Salle, CO $103,923

Lucerne, CO $103,171

Nunn, CO $102,362

Orchard, CO $102,704

Pierce, CO $102,753

Ohio City, CO $103,810

Parlin, CO $103,322

Penrose, CO $102,420

Pitkin, CO $103,682

Poncha Springs, CO $102,979

Powderhorn, CO $103,107

Rockvale, CO $101,954

Sargents, CO $102,805

Twin Lakes, CO $106,200

Westcliffe, CO $102,011

Wetmore, CO $101,356

Durango, CO $103,396

Cahone, CO $103,141

Cortez, CO $103,063

Dolores, CO $103,309

Dove Creek, CO $103,038

Egnar, CO $103,095

Hesperus, CO $102,492

Lewis, CO $103,323

Mancos, CO $103,061

Marvel, CO $102,489

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $102,527

Pleasant View, CO $102,844

Rico, CO $103,333

Towaoc, CO $102,633

Yellow Jacket, CO $103,200

Montrose, CO $103,720

Austin, CO $103,855

Bedrock, CO $103,069

Cedaredge, CO $103,960

Cory, CO $103,830

Crawford, CO $103,535

Delta, CO $103,718

Eckert, CO $103,880

Hotchkiss, CO $103,816

Lazear, CO $103,739

Naturita, CO $103,279

Norwood, CO $103,319

Nucla, CO $103,437

Olathe, CO $103,604

Ophir, CO $103,431

Ouray, CO $103,414

Paonia, CO $104,293

Paradox, CO $103,126

Placerville, CO $103,336

Redvale, CO $103,368

Ridgway, CO $103,400

Silverton, CO $103,226

Somerset, CO $104,609

Telluride, CO $103,451

Grand Junction, CO $104,358

Platteville, CO $104,333

Roggen, CO $103,257

Weldona, CO $102,460

Wiggins, CO $103,008

Fort Morgan, CO $102,501

Log Lane Village, CO $102,837

Akron, CO $101,759

Amherst, CO $101,432

Atwood, CO $102,115

Brush, CO $102,108

Crook, CO $101,825

Eckley, CO $101,504

Fleming, CO $102,020

Grover, CO $101,939

Haxtun, CO $101,999

Hereford, CO $101,288

Hillrose, CO $102,208

Holyoke, CO $101,690

Idalia, CO $101,180

Iliff, CO $102,092

Julesburg, CO $101,681

Lindon, CO $101,322

Merino, CO $102,204

New Raymer, CO $102,181

Otis, CO $101,850

Ovid, CO $101,716

Padroni, CO $101,833

Paoli, CO $102,000

Peetz, CO $101,805

Sedgwick, CO $101,753

Snyder, CO $102,127

Sterling, CO $102,290

Stoneham, CO $102,186

Vernon, CO $101,277

Woodrow, CO $101,534

Wray, CO $101,479

Yuma, CO $101,819

Anton, CO $101,348

Arapahoe, CO $100,549

Arriba, CO $100,914

Bethune, CO $101,063

Burlington, CO $100,969

Calhan, CO $102,567

Cascade, CO $103,410

Cheyenne Wells, CO $100,696

Cope, CO $101,301

Cripple Creek, CO $103,215

Divide, CO $103,270

Flagler, CO $101,018

Florissant, CO $103,186

Fountain, CO $102,557

Genoa, CO $100,983

Green Mountain Falls, CO $103,384

Guffey, CO $103,075

Hugo, CO $100,364

Joes, CO $101,401

Karval, CO $99,782

Kirk, CO $101,317

Kit Carson, CO $100,570

Limon, CO $101,592

Lake George, CO $103,342

Manitou Springs, CO $103,410

Matheson, CO $101,517

Peyton, CO $103,051

Ramah, CO $100,861

Rush, CO $101,102

Seibert, CO $100,975

Simla, CO $101,979

Stratton, CO $101,076

U S A F Academy, CO $103,404

Victor, CO $103,169

Vona, CO $101,034

Wild Horse, CO $100,376

Woodland Park, CO $103,325

Yoder, CO $101,491

Colorado Springs, CO $103,411

Clifton, CO $104,293

Fruita, CO $104,034

Gateway, CO $103,301

Glade Park, CO $103,659

Loma, CO $104,071

Mack, CO $103,794

Palisade, CO $104,104

Whitewater, CO $103,652

Glenwood Springs, CO $105,364

Dinosaur, CO $103,624

Aspen, CO $107,338

Snowmass Village, CO $107,334

Avon, CO $106,370

Basalt, CO $106,996

Carbondale, CO $106,598

Collbran, CO $104,002

Craig, CO $104,765

De Beque, CO $103,989

Eagle, CO $105,935

Edwards, CO $106,162

Parachute, CO $104,531

Battlement Mesa, CO $104,435

Gypsum, CO $105,408

Hamilton, CO $105,212

Hayden, CO $104,914

Maybell, CO $103,753

Meeker, CO $105,221

Meredith, CO $106,645

Mesa, CO $103,951

Minturn, CO $106,046

Molina, CO $103,889

New Castle, CO $105,000

Rangely, CO $104,045

Red Cliff, CO $106,032

Rifle, CO $104,740

Silt, CO $104,698

Slater, CO $104,267

Snowmass, CO $107,118

Wolcott, CO $105,998

Woody Creek, CO $107,331

Vail, CO $106,501

Pueblo, CO $100,272

Colorado City, CO $100,958

Aguilar, CO $101,398

Arlington, CO $99,613

Avondale, CO $100,540

Beulah, CO $100,964

Boncarbo, CO $101,448

Boone, CO $100,865

Branson, CO $100,618

Campo, CO $100,245

Cheraw, CO $100,438

Crowley, CO $100,652

Eads, CO $100,509

Fort Lyon, CO $100,398

Fowler, CO $100,686

Gardner, CO $101,672

Granada, CO $100,735

Hartman, CO $100,928

Hasty, CO $100,619

Haswell, CO $100,024

Hoehne, CO $101,284

Holly, CO $100,610

Kim, CO $100,514

La Junta, CO $100,580

Lamar, CO $100,886

Las Animas, CO $100,524

La Veta, CO $101,849

Mc Clave, CO $100,634

Manzanola, CO $100,502

Model, CO $100,655

Olney Springs, CO $100,330

Ordway, CO $99,830

Pritchett, CO $100,519

Rocky Ford, CO $100,357

Rye, CO $101,112

Sheridan Lake, CO $100,548

Springfield, CO $100,726

Sugar City, CO $99,563

Swink, CO $100,479

Trinchera, CO $100,850

Trinidad, CO $101,287

Two Buttes, CO $100,720

Vilas, CO $100,705

Walsenburg, CO $101,312

Walsh, CO $100,599

Weston, CO $101,639

Wiley, CO $100,542

Alamosa, CO $102,623

Antonito, CO $102,557

Arboles, CO $102,765

Arvada, CO $105,712

Aurora, CO $105,640

Bayfield, CO $103,054

Broomfield, CO $106,176

Commerce City, CO $105,464

Dupont, CO $105,666

Eldorado Springs, CO $108,181

Lafayette, CO $107,222

Louisville, CO $107,354

Westminster, CO $105,664

Wheat Ridge, CO $105,658

Agate, CO $101,915

Bennett, CO $104,564

Byers, CO $103,316

Castle Rock, CO $103,774

Deer Trail, CO $102,634

Elbert, CO $103,118

Elizabeth, CO $103,987

Englewood, CO $105,640

Franktown, CO $103,705

Kiowa, CO $103,239

Larkspur, CO $103,437

Littleton, CO $105,535

Lone Tree, CO $105,256

Louviers, CO $105,110

Monument, CO $103,336

Palmer Lake, CO $103,346

Parker, CO $104,871

Sedalia, CO $103,827

Strasburg, CO $104,232

Watkins, CO $105,014

Denver, CO $105,628

Thornton, CO $105,711

Boulder, CO $108,703

Golden, CO $105,650

Alma, CO $105,055

Bailey, CO $104,817

Black Hawk, CO $106,706

Bond, CO $105,988

Breckenridge, CO $105,280

Buffalo Creek, CO $104,454

Burns, CO $105,307

Central City, CO $106,106

Clark, CO $104,309

Climax, CO $105,401

Coalmont, CO $104,129

Como, CO $103,774

Conifer, CO $105,090

Cowdrey, CO $103,708

Dillon, CO $105,217

Dumont, CO $105,728

Evergreen, CO $105,467

Empire, CO $105,245

Fairplay, CO $103,870

Fraser, CO $105,364

Frisco, CO $105,867

Georgetown, CO $105,166

Granby, CO $105,083

Grand Lake, CO $105,025

Grant, CO $104,278

Hartsel, CO $103,317

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $104,942

Idaho Springs, CO $105,549

Idledale, CO $105,541

Indian Hills, CO $105,487

Jamestown, CO $108,528

Jefferson, CO $104,060

Kittredge, CO $105,498

Kremmling, CO $104,932

Leadville, CO $105,273

Mc Coy, CO $105,291

Morrison, CO $105,465

Nederland, CO $107,541

Oak Creek, CO $105,103

Parshall, CO $105,555

Phippsburg, CO $105,207

Pine, CO $104,581

Pinecliffe, CO $108,047

Rand, CO $104,136

Rollinsville, CO $107,039

Shawnee, CO $104,556

Silver Plume, CO $104,721

Steamboat Springs, CO $104,907

Tabernash, CO $105,610

Toponas, CO $105,167

Walden, CO $103,981

Ward, CO $107,258

Winter Park, CO $105,745

Yampa, CO $105,310

Silverthorne, CO $105,777

Longmont, CO $106,825

Allenspark, CO $106,340

Estes Park, CO $104,744

Bellvue, CO $103,403

Berthoud, CO $104,670

Dacono, CO $105,890

Drake, CO $103,440

Erie, CO $106,365

Firestone, CO $105,627

Fort Collins, CO $102,665

Frederick, CO $105,631

Blanca, CO $102,259

Capulin, CO $102,784

Center, CO $102,700

Chama, CO $101,909

Chimney Rock, CO $102,808

Chromo, CO $102,118

Conejos, CO $102,494

Creede, CO $103,032

Crestone, CO $102,307

Del Norte, CO $102,808

Fort Garland, CO $102,029

San Luis, CO $101,615

Homelake, CO $102,712

Hooper, CO $102,371

Ignacio, CO $102,610

Jaroso, CO $101,838

La Jara, CO $102,659

Manassa, CO $102,555

Moffat, CO $102,441

Monte Vista, CO $102,773

Mosca, CO $102,241

Pagosa Springs, CO $102,800

Romeo, CO $102,857

Saguache, CO $102,795

Sanford, CO $102,281

San Pablo, CO $101,755

South Fork, CO $102,911

Villa Grove, CO $102,579

Salida, CO $102,982

Almont, CO $105,634

Buena Vista, CO $105,472

Canon City, CO $102,523

Cimarron, CO $103,215

Coal Creek, CO $101,915

Coaldale, CO $102,730

Cotopaxi, CO $102,442

Crested Butte, CO $106,189

Florence, CO $101,754

Monarch, CO $103,198

Granite, CO $104,747

Gunnison, CO $103,295

Hillside, CO $102,404

Howard, CO $102,916

Lake City, CO $103,209

Nathrop, CO $103,292

Associate Attorney; Litigator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Attorney; Litigator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Associate Attorney; Litigator positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Attorney; Litigator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Attorney; Litigator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$126,853	$61.0	20%
Biotechnology	$126,853	$61.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$126,853	$61.0	20%
Financial Services	$126,853	$61.0	20%
Healthcare	$126,853	$61.0	20%

Associate Attorney; Litigator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Attorney; Litigator'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.

$94,400

Average $105,711/year

$116,725

$7,867

Average $8,809/month

$9,727

$1,815

Average $2,033/week

$2,245

$45

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,725	$9,727	$2,245	$56
Average	$105,711	$8,809	$2,033	$51
25th Percentile	$94,400	$7,867	$1,815	$45

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