Sullivan & Cromwell pays associates of every graduating class at the top of the market. The starting salary is $160,000. All offices in the United States have the same pay scale. Salaries and bonuses at the firm are based on a set lockstep system. In December 2011, the firm awarded year-end bonuses that matched the 2011 Cravath bonus scale, but with eighth-year associates and up receiving $42,500. Bonuses are typically awarded in December of each year.
| Title | Branch/ City |
Exp. year | Period | Avg Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Palo Alto | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
Group Life plus Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance; Identity Theft Insurance; Business Travel Insurance; 401(k) Roth.
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