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Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw Firms Will Eventually Get Around To Matching Milbank… Right?

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Pay Raise Outlook 2027: Modest 3.5% Average Increase Planned

As employers map out 2027 pay increases, modest budget numbers mask the tougher challenges ahead: deciding who gets what money, and then communicating that effectively. In Payscale...

Biglaw Firm Joins The Salary Wars, But Keeps Raises On Ice Until 2027

Only New York associates are getting the raises, and they’ll have to wait until January. The post Biglaw Firm Joins The Salary Wars, But Keeps Raises On Ice Until 2027 appeared fir...

After Raising Associate Salaries, Milbank Announces Summer Bonuses

In June, BigLaw firm Milbank LLP announced an increase in its lockstep associate salary scale. In July, Milbank announced further compensation news: it will pay 2026 summer bonuses...

Texas Trial Firm Set to Pay Associates a Third Round of 2026 Bonuses

Reid Collins Tsai is set to make a third bonus payment to its associates this month, boosting total associate bonuses to $130,000 to $170,000 so far this year at the plaintiff's tr...

It’s ‘Kool’ To Have Another Milbank Associate Salary Match

Come January, that is. The post It’s ‘Kool’ To Have Another Milbank Associate Salary Match appeared first on Above the Law.

The 2026 Salary Survey: Inching upward

Accounting Today's annual salary survey shows overall compensation at accounting firms rising — but is it growing fast enough?

US firms plan to increase employee base salary budgets by an average 3.3% in 2027

A majority of companies are also expecting incentive payouts to fall below target levels.

Pay margin from associate to senior level flatlines

The pay margin between associates and seniors in North America is plateauing, increasing only 3% in some markets, according to data from Distinct.

Companies aim for more ‘strategic’ pay increases: WTW report

With salary budgets projected to increase 3.4% in 2027, employers are moving away from broad-based pay increases in favor of more targeted increases and spot awards.

Employers predict moderate pay increases for fourth consecutive year

But compensation decisions often “continue well beyond the annual merit cycle,” Marsh said.

The 2026 Midlevel Associates Survey: The Rankings

There was a significant amount of year-over-year rankings movement, including the top three spots, our data shows.       

Brown & Brown Estimates Cost of Howden-Driven Talent War Could Hit $60M in 2026

Brown & Brown anticipates that the cost of the Howden-driven talent war for the full-year 2026 could hit $60 million – an increase from the $31 million it estimated last quarte...

Performance raises are back for 2027, but increases will be modest

California Announces State Minimum Wage Increase to Come in 2027

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that California’s statewide minimum wage will increase from $16.90 to $17.40 per hour effective January 1, 2027. The new rate, announ...

CCRC Exec Pay Grew More Than 3.4% Between 2025, 2026

The top leaders of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and life plan communities on average grew their salaries by slightly more than 3.4% between this year and last. Th...

Payscale: Merit increases remain popular as ‘peanut butter’ raises trend downward

In the U.S., 30% of employers said they expect salary budgets to be higher year over year in 2027, up substantially from 16% reported last year.

Milbank Doles Out Special Bonuses for Associates, For Third Year in Row

The special bonuses, which will be paid to associates and special counsel globally, come less than two months after Milbank raised associate salaries by $10,000 to $20,000.       

Biglaw Is Officially Running Out Of Summer To Announce Associate Raises

Milbank made its move more than two months ago. Please don’t tell us Biglaw is actually going to wait until after Labor Day to match. The post Biglaw Is Officially Running Out Of S...

Pay Raise Forecast for 2027 Delivers Underwhelming News to Workers

Employers plan 3.5% total raises as inflation reaches 3.4%, but most 2027 budgets remain preliminary and promotions may offer another path to higher pay

China’s hi-tech boom pushes firms to boost pay in 2027 as keeping talent a priority

Employers in China anticipate a slightly higher median salary increase next year as they push to retain top-tier talent despite financial pressures following a soft 2026, according...

Accenture tweaks salary hike to cover more employees; splits payout between basic and lump-sum

Under the new compensation structure, talent and group leads will determine an overall percentage increase for eligible employees, which will then be divided into two equal parts

Financial services set for smallest increase in wage budgets

Marsh Canada's July 2026 survey of more than 470 organisations finds merit increases planned at 3.0%, as geopolitical uncertainty shapes a more deliberate approach to pay

One benchmark, three directions: 2026 legal rates rise, flatten and fall at once

Editor’s Note: Legal rate growth stopped behaving like one number in 2026. LegalVIEW Insights Volume 2026-2, the Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions benchmarking report published July 27,...