Lawyer Salaries
Last Updated : Feb. 4, 2013
Montréal
Salary Range – Private Practice, Year 2010
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Experience
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Firms
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>90 Lawyers (or national firm, regardless of the number of lawyers in Quebec) |
Between 40 to 90 Lawyers |
Between 20 to 40 Lawyers¹ |
| 2012 - 2011 | 87 000$ - 108 000$ | 62 000$ - 85 000$ | 55 000$ - 70 000$ |
| 2010 - 2009 | 100 000$ - 130 000$ | 70 000$ - 95 000$ | 65 000$ - 90 000$ |
| 2008 - 2007 | 120 000$ - 140 000$ | 85 000$ - 115 000$ | 74 000 - 100 000$ |
| 2006, 2005 et 20042 | 130 000$ - 170 000$ | 100 000$ - 135 000$ | 95 000$ - 120 000$ |
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Partners |
Considering the impact of the type of clientele on the remuneration, please contact Dominique Tardif in confidence, to further discuss your specific situation at 514-288-2880 extension 320, or by email at dtardif@zsa.ca |
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¹ Firms with less than 20 Lawyers are not taken into account when determining the salary range, as it is difficult to set an average because of the discrepancy between salaries of firms this size.
² Excluding partners. The numbers exclude practitioners with a clientele that are getting additional remuneration.
Salary Range – In-House, Year 2010
| Experience | Base Salary |
| 1-2 years | $65 000 - 100 000 |
| 3-4 years | $85 000 - 112 000 |
| 5-6 years | $90 000 - 125 000 |
| 7-10 years | $115 000 - 160 000 |
| 10+ years | $130 000 - 200 000 |
Note : All amounts are in Canadian dollars and represent the base salary, without bonuses. These salaries purposely do not take into account salaries straying, importantly, upwards or downwards, from the examined sample.