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 $102,930 for beginners, reaching about $193,118 at mid-level, and approach $260,995 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 Oregon

How much does an Associate Attorney; Litigator make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Attorney; Litigator in Oregon is $105,214 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): $126,157
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,955 to $116,176
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,705

10% $83,705

50% (Median) $105,214

90% $126,157

Associate Attorney; Litigator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,176	$9,681	$2,234	$56
Average	$105,214	$8,768	$2,023	$51
25th Percentile	$93,955	$7,830	$1,807	$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): $102,930
Early Career (1-2 years): $136,657
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $193,118
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $219,878
Expert (over 8 years): $260,995

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Attorney; Litigator	less than 1 year	$102,930
Attorney II	1-2 years	$136,657
Attorney III	2-4 years	$193,118
Attorney IV	5-8 years	$219,878
Attorney V	over 8 years	$260,995

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:

Antelope: $100,143
Aurora: $106,216
Beaverton: $108,355

Antelope, OR $100,143

Aurora, OR $106,216

Beaverton, OR $108,355

Beavercreek, OR $106,583

Boring, OR $107,272

Bridal Veil, OR $107,106

Brightwood, OR $105,436

Canby, OR $106,286

Cascade Locks, OR $103,926

Clackamas, OR $108,315

Clatskanie, OR $103,734

Colton, OR $105,466

Columbia City, OR $106,417

Corbett, OR $106,581

Donald, OR $105,648

Dufur, OR $100,689

Eagle Creek, OR $106,811

Estacada, OR $105,208

Fairview, OR $108,129

Gervais, OR $104,527

Gladstone, OR $108,277

Government Camp, OR $103,519

Grass Valley, OR $100,368

Gresham, OR $108,095

Hood River, OR $103,332

Hubbard, OR $105,109

Kent, OR $100,142

Lake Oswego, OR $108,539

Marylhurst, OR $108,399

Maupin, OR $100,261

Molalla, OR $104,587

Moro, OR $100,580

Mosier, OR $102,267

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $102,949

Mulino, OR $106,162

Odell, OR $103,096

Oregon City, OR $107,519

Rainier, OR $105,242

Rhododendron, OR $104,465

Rufus, OR $100,891

Saint Helens, OR $106,078

Warren, OR $106,670

Deer Island, OR $105,699

Sandy, OR $105,986

Scappoose, OR $106,526

Shaniko, OR $100,473

The Dalles, OR $101,246

Troutdale, OR $107,717

Tualatin, OR $108,036

Tygh Valley, OR $101,145

Vernonia, OR $104,917

Wasco, OR $100,663

Welches, OR $104,919

West Linn, OR $108,037

Wilsonville, OR $107,364

Woodburn, OR $104,753

Happy Valley, OR $108,462

Damascus, OR $107,920

Amity, OR $104,267

Arch Cape, OR $101,519

Astoria, OR $102,177

Banks, OR $106,359

Bay City, OR $101,946

Beaver, OR $102,465

Buxton, OR $105,712

Cannon Beach, OR $101,475

Carlton, OR $104,528

Cloverdale, OR $101,832

Cornelius, OR $107,153

Dayton, OR $104,595

Dundee, OR $105,438

Forest Grove, OR $106,302

Gales Creek, OR $105,118

Garibaldi, OR $101,955

Gaston, OR $105,753

Hammond, OR $101,019

Hebo, OR $102,163

Hillsboro, OR $107,449

Manning, OR $105,827

Lafayette, OR $104,723

Mcminnville, OR $104,211

Manzanita, OR $101,822

Nehalem, OR $102,092

Newberg, OR $106,377

North Plains, OR $106,958

Oceanside, OR $101,595

Pacific City, OR $101,837

Rockaway Beach, OR $101,818

Saint Paul, OR $105,052

Seaside, OR $102,379

Sherwood, OR $107,482

Tillamook, OR $102,538

Netarts, OR $101,690

Timber, OR $105,068

Tolovana Park, OR $101,490

Warrenton, OR $101,446

Wheeler, OR $102,082

Yamhill, OR $104,854

Neskowin, OR $101,784

Portland, OR $108,560

Salem, OR $104,613

Keizer, OR $104,633

Albany, OR $103,582

Alsea, OR $101,821

Aumsville, OR $104,413

Blodgett, OR $101,936

Brownsville, OR $102,499

Cascadia, OR $101,289

Corvallis, OR $103,336

Crabtree, OR $103,477

Crawfordsville, OR $102,448

Dallas, OR $104,092

Depoe Bay, OR $101,429

Detroit, OR $101,025

Eddyville, OR $101,392

Falls City, OR $103,582

Foster, OR $102,084

Gates, OR $102,974

Grand Ronde, OR $103,153

Halsey, OR $102,517

Idanha, OR $101,107

Independence, OR $104,481

Jefferson, OR $104,258

Lebanon, OR $102,603

Logsden, OR $101,818

Lyons, OR $103,191

Mill City, OR $103,200

Monmouth, OR $103,817

Mount Angel, OR $104,500

Neotsu, OR $101,905

Newport, OR $101,232

South Beach, OR $100,902

Lincoln City, OR $101,780

Otis, OR $101,980

Otter Rock, OR $101,251

Philomath, OR $102,297

Rickreall, OR $104,499

Rose Lodge, OR $102,082

Saint Benedict, OR $104,486

Scio, OR $103,653

Scotts Mills, OR $104,240

Seal Rock, OR $100,783

Shedd, OR $102,475

Sheridan, OR $103,860

Siletz, OR $101,627

Silverton, OR $104,271

Stayton, OR $103,986

Mehama, OR $103,708

Sublimity, OR $104,156

Sweet Home, OR $102,268

Gleneden Beach, OR $101,539

Tangent, OR $102,659

Tidewater, OR $101,146

Toledo, OR $101,263

Turner, OR $104,430

Waldport, OR $100,907

Willamina, OR $103,503

Eugene, OR $103,162

Agness, OR $99,863

Allegany, OR $99,983

Alvadore, OR $103,063

Azalea, OR $101,030

Bandon, OR $100,060

Blachly, OR $102,184

Blue River, OR $100,605

Broadbent, OR $99,907

Brookings, OR $100,485

Camas Valley, OR $99,962

Canyonville, OR $100,709

Cheshire, OR $102,566

Coos Bay, OR $100,013

Coquille, OR $100,020

Cottage Grove, OR $102,220

Crescent Lake, OR $100,153

Creswell, OR $102,825

Culp Creek, OR $101,791

Curtin, OR $102,144

Days Creek, OR $100,577

Deadwood, OR $101,762

Dexter, OR $102,529

Dillard, OR $100,281

Dorena, OR $101,485

Drain, OR $101,775

Elkton, OR $101,059

Elmira, OR $102,701

Fall Creek, OR $102,393

Florence, OR $100,969

Gardiner, OR $100,149

Glendale, OR $100,820

Glide, OR $100,392

Gold Beach, OR $100,183

Harrisburg, OR $102,905

Idleyld Park, OR $100,149

Junction City, OR $102,837

Lakeside, OR $100,181

Langlois, OR $99,962

Lorane, OR $102,420

Lowell, OR $102,381

Mapleton, OR $101,184

Marcola, OR $102,702

Pleasant Hill, OR $102,978

Monroe, OR $102,379

Myrtle Creek, OR $100,290

Myrtle Point, OR $99,945

North Bend, OR $100,016

Noti, OR $102,357

Oakland, OR $100,903

Oakridge, OR $101,367

Ophir, OR $100,172

Port Orford, OR $100,035

Powers, OR $100,014

Reedsport, OR $100,723

Riddle, OR $100,496

Roseburg, OR $100,425

Scottsburg, OR $100,545

Springfield, OR $102,955

Sixes, OR $99,951

Sutherlin, OR $100,954

Swisshome, OR $101,295

Tenmile, OR $100,063

Thurston, OR $103,002

Tiller, OR $100,668

Umpqua, OR $100,341

Veneta, OR $102,613

Vida, OR $101,832

Walterville, OR $102,314

Walton, OR $101,977

Wedderburn, OR $100,242

Westfir, OR $101,704

Westlake, OR $100,683

Wilbur, OR $100,519

Winchester, OR $100,527

Winston, OR $100,082

Wolf Creek, OR $101,004

Yachats, OR $100,927

Yoncalla, OR $101,493

Medford, OR $102,707

Central Point, OR $102,563

White City, OR $101,917

Ashland, OR $101,963

Butte Falls, OR $101,307

Cave Junction, OR $101,020

Eagle Point, OR $102,135

Gold Hill, OR $102,319

Grants Pass, OR $101,515

Jacksonville, OR $102,133

Kerby, OR $101,177

Merlin, OR $100,860

Murphy, OR $101,903

O Brien, OR $100,970

Phoenix, OR $102,674

Prospect, OR $101,052

Rogue River, OR $101,856

Selma, OR $100,926

Shady Cove, OR $101,993

Talent, OR $102,479

Trail, OR $101,214

Wilderville, OR $101,138

Williams, OR $101,816

Klamath Falls, OR $101,033

Crater Lake, OR $99,948

Adel, OR $100,462

Beatty, OR $100,207

Bly, OR $100,303

Bonanza, OR $100,388

Chiloquin, OR $100,378

Dairy, OR $100,333

Fort Klamath, OR $100,344

Keno, OR $101,074

Lakeview, OR $100,545

Malin, OR $100,517

Merrill, OR $100,560

Midland, OR $100,668

New Pine Creek, OR $100,771

Paisley, OR $100,299

Plush, OR $100,415

Silver Lake, OR $100,262

Sprague River, OR $100,289

Summer Lake, OR $100,167

Christmas Valley, OR $100,335

Bend, OR $100,567

Fields, OR $100,441

Ashwood, OR $100,120

Brothers, OR $100,213

Burns, OR $100,456

Princeton, OR $100,267

Diamond, OR $100,200

Camp Sherman, OR $100,276

Chemult, OR $100,203

Crane, OR $100,376

Crescent, OR $100,152

Culver, OR $100,353

Fort Rock, OR $100,276

Frenchglen, OR $100,191

Gilchrist, OR $100,345

Hines, OR $100,477

La Pine, OR $100,454

Madras, OR $100,422

Mitchell, OR $100,199

Paulina, OR $100,239

Post, OR $100,193

Powell Butte, OR $100,432

Prineville, OR $100,437

Redmond, OR $100,579

Riley, OR $100,187

Sisters, OR $100,278

Terrebonne, OR $100,477

Warm Springs, OR $100,296

Pendleton, OR $103,671

Adams, OR $101,637

Arlington, OR $100,483

Athena, OR $103,901

Baker City, OR $100,543

Bates, OR $100,265

Boardman, OR $103,208

Bridgeport, OR $100,285

Canyon City, OR $100,426

Condon, OR $100,245

Cove, OR $100,440

Dayville, OR $100,317

Echo, OR $103,964

Elgin, OR $100,459

Enterprise, OR $100,227

Fossil, OR $100,260

Haines, OR $100,483

Halfway, OR $100,265

Helix, OR $106,349

Heppner, OR $100,308

Hereford, OR $100,330

Hermiston, OR $106,928

Lexington, OR $102,152

Oxbow, OR $99,811

Imbler, OR $100,514

Imnaha, OR $99,562

Ione, OR $100,456

Irrigon, OR $106,225

John Day, OR $100,589

Joseph, OR $100,110

Kimberly, OR $100,287

La Grande, OR $100,574

Long Creek, OR $100,305

Lostine, OR $100,351

Meacham, OR $100,482

Mikkalo, OR $100,606

Milton Freewater, OR $102,937

Monument, OR $100,283

Mount Vernon, OR $100,420

North Powder, OR $100,440

Pilot Rock, OR $100,807

Prairie City, OR $100,494

Richland, OR $100,164

Seneca, OR $100,432

Spray, OR $100,280

Stanfield, OR $106,647

Summerville, OR $100,472

Sumpter, OR $100,388

Ukiah, OR $100,289

Umatilla, OR $107,439

Union, OR $100,460

Unity, OR $100,441

Wallowa, OR $100,488

Weston, OR $101,914

Adrian, OR $98,780

Arock, OR $99,836

Brogan, OR $100,244

Drewsey, OR $100,368

Durkee, OR $100,174

Harper, OR $99,960

Huntington, OR $100,253

Ironside, OR $100,296

Jamieson, OR $99,978

Jordan Valley, OR $99,852

Juntura, OR $100,295

Nyssa, OR $99,262

Ontario, OR $99,477

Riverside, OR $100,193

Vale, OR $100,006

Westfall, OR $100,326

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	$126,257	$61.0	20%
Biotechnology	$126,257	$61.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$126,257	$61.0	20%
Financial Services	$126,257	$61.0	20%
Healthcare	$126,257	$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.

$93,955

Average $105,214/year

$116,176

$7,830

Average $8,768/month

$9,681

$1,807

Average $2,023/week

$2,234

$45

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,176	$9,681	$2,234	$56
Average	$105,214	$8,768	$2,023	$51
25th Percentile	$93,955	$7,830	$1,807	$45

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