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What personal injury lawyers make
Typical
$110,000
Junior associate
$60,000
Senior or firm owner
$300,000
The spread is huge. Associates earn a salary plus a share of the fees on their files, usually $80,000 to $200,000 once established. Owners of firms with a steady flow of cases can earn far more. Insurance defence lawyers, who act for the other side, are salaried on a normal law-firm scale.