Bottom quarter
$319K
Small Firm Partner (legal) Salary in Boston
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$498K
Top quarter
$739K
Top 10%
$1.01M
Adjusted for Boston at 1.12× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Small Firm Partner (legal) in Boston pulls a median of $498,400 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $739,200 and the top 10% at $1,013,600. Boston's cost-of-living tilt is 1.12× — the band reflects that. $739,200 is what top-quartile Small Firm Partner (legal) pay looks like in Boston. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$739,200 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$618,800 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$498,400 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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