Litigation Attorney Salary in Boston

What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.

25th pctl

$308K

Median (p50)

$375K

75th pctl

$437K

90th pctl

$476K

Adjusted for Boston at 1.12× the national baseline. See the math →

What this number means.

Litigation Attorney in Boston pulls a median of $375,200 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $436,800 and the 90th percentile at $476,000. Boston's cost-of-living tilt is 1.12× — the band reflects that. The gap between p50 and p75 is real money — at this role, $61,600. Ask for it.

How to negotiate this

Anchor$436,800 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
Target$406,000 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
Floor$375,200 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.

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