How much money does a lawyer make in a year?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at
8:04 am
I plan on getting a degree in law in college and I was wondering how much money a Business Lawyer Propecia cheap makes in a year. I live in a medium-sized town and the college I plan on going to is well-regarded (its Hampden-Sydney college- ever heard of it???) and pretty much every graduate there gets a very well-paying job.
Starting lawyers make about 50 thousand at first then later on as you do more cases and are more well known for doing well you can make up to 500 thousand.
A good lawyer can start off at US$80,000 and then some.
Are you just going into law for the money? Go into finance instead – investment bankers make a LOT more money than lawyers, are less regulated than lawyers, and work similar hours as lawyers at the highest-paid firms.
If you are going into the law for some reason other than money, you need to figure out what city you will eventually practice in. Lawyers make different amounts of money in different parts of the country. A brand new Corporate Lawyer in a large firm can make anywhere from $60,000 (in poorer parts of the south and mid-west to $175,000 (in NYC / LA / Chicago.) – maybe even more if you go to a great law school.