Below is a fully interactive table, which shows the trainee and NQ salaries at Future Lawyers profiling firms. If you’d like to compare other survey results go to our brand new Compare Law Firms table or click through to our Profiles section for a more detailed analysis of each firm.

Firm First year salary Second year salary Newly qualified salary
Addleshaw Goddard £52,000 (London); £33,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £29,000 (Scotland)  £56,000 (London); £36,000 (Leeds and Manchester); £33,000 (Scotland) Competitive
Akin £60,500 £65,000 US$225,000 (associate salaries are paid in US$ at a fixed quarterly exchange rate)
Anthony Collins £31,000 £33,500 £51,000 
Bevan Brittan Competitive Competitive Competitive
Birketts £29,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £30,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £33,000 (London) £30,000 (Ipswich/Norwich); £31,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £34,000 (London) £50,500 (Ipswich/Norwich); £54,000 (Cambridge/Chelmsford/Sevenoaks); £69,000 (London)
Brabners £29,000 £31,000 £50,000
Bristows £48,000 £52,000 £92,000
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP £50,000 (London); £40,000 (Guildford); £40,000 (Cheltenham) £53,000 (London); £43,000 (Guildford); £43,000 (Cheltenham) £88,000 (London); £62,000 (Guildford); £62,000 (Cheltenham)
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton £57,500 £62,500 £164,500
Clifford Chance £50,000 £55,000 £125,000
CMS £50,000 (London); £43,000 (Bristol); £28,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £31,500 (Sheffield); £28,000 (Aberdeen); £31,500 (Manchester) £55,000 (London); £45,000 (Bristol); £31,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £34,500 (Sheffield); £31,000 (Aberdeen); £34,500 (Manchester) £105,000 (London); £68,000 (Bristol); £60,000 (Glasgow/Edinburgh); £60,000 (Sheffield); £60,000 (Aberdeen); £60,000 (Manchester)
Cooley (UK) LLP £55,000 £60,000 £157,000
Covington & Burling LLP £55,000 £60,000 £165,000
Cripps LLP £32,000 £35,000 £58,000 Tunbridge Wells; £70,000 London
Crown Prosecution Service £28,760-£30,290 (National); £30,130-£32,090 + RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary £28,760-£30,290 (National); £30,130-£32,090 RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary £40,500-£45,200 (National); £42,650-£47,370 + RRA (London)* *All new starters will be expected to join on the starting salary
Debevoise & Plimpton £55,000 £60,000 £168,000
Devonshires
Farrer & Co £45,000 £48,000 £75,000
Fladgate LLP £45,000 £47,000 £85,000
Forsters £45,500 £48,500 £86,000
Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP £46,000 £50,000
HFW £50,000 £54,000 £100,000
Hill Dickinson £30,000 (Northern); £43,000 (London) £32,000 (Northern); £45,000 (London) Within a range, up to £59,400 (Northern) or £80,300 (London) dependent on discipline.
Howard Kennedy LLP £40,000 £42,000 £78,000
Irwin Mitchell £31,000 (regional), £43,000 (London) £33,000 (regional), £45,000 (London) £44,000-£55,000 (regional), £58,000-£76,000 (London)
K&L Gates £ 50,000 £ 55,000 £115,000
Kennedys £43,000 London; £31,000 regional; £25,500 Scotland £46,000 London; £34,000 regional; £28,000 Scotland Varied
Kingsley Napley £40,000 £43,000 £60,000-£72,000
Kirkland & Ellis £60,000 £65,000 US$225,000
Latham & Watkins £55,000 £60,000  $225,000
Leathes Prior
Lewis Silkin £45,250 £49,500 £81,000 (London)
Macfarlanes £56,000 £ 61,000  £ 140,000
Maples Teesdale LLP
Marriott Harrison £40,000 £42,000  £80,000
Mayer Brown £55,000 £60,000 £135,000
Michelmores £36,500 £38,500 Exeter and Bristol £58,000; London £72,000
Milbank LLP £57,500 £62,500 US$225,000
Mills & Reeve £32,500 £35,000 £60,000 (regions), £82,000 (London)
Mishcon de Reya LLP £47,500 £52,500 £95,000
Morrison Foerster £60,000 £65,000 US$225,000
Norton Rose Fulbright £48,500 £53,000 £120,000
Osborne Clarke Bristol £48,000; London £54,500; Reading £49,050 Bristol £50,000; London £56,500; Reading £50,850 Bristol £72,000; London £94,000; Reading £84,600
Payne Hicks Beach LLP £49,000 £52,000 £78,000
Reed Smith LLP £50,000 £55,000 £125,000
RPC £46,000 London; £40,000 Bristol £50,000 London; £42,000 Bristol Commercial: £90,000; Insurance: £80,000 London, £56,000 Bristol
Russell-Cooke £46,000 £48,500 Market rate for the area into which the trainee qualifies
Stephenson Harwood £48,500 £53,500 £95,000
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP £60,000 £65,000
Thrings £30,000 £32,000 £52,000
TLT London £44,000; Bristol £36,500; Manchester £32,000; Glasgow £25,500; Belfast £23,600 London £47,500; Bristol £39,000; Manchester £34,000; Glasgow £29,000; Belfast £24,600 London £82,000; Bristol £62,000; Manchester £58,000; Glasgow £50,000; Belfast £35,000
Vinson & Elkins RLLP £60,000 (2023) £65,000 (2023) £173,822 (2023)
Watson Farley & Williams LLP £48,500 £52,000 £95,000
Wedlake Bell £42,000 £45,000 £78,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP £60,000 £65,000 £170,000
White & Case LLP £62,000 £67,000 £175,000
Wilkin Chapman LLP £23,000 £25,000 £36,000