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Pay Varies Widely by Location
March 3, 2006 It comes as no surprise that law firm COO’s and Directors are paid more in some locations than others. But, a recent survey for 2005 salaries has quantified that difference with amazing precision. The highest wages are paid in the Bay area, followed by New York/New Jersey, Boston, Southern California and Northern Virginia/Washington, DC/ Maryland. The lowest wages are in southeastern states excluding metro areas. This comes from Culpepper and Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in surveying geographic salary standards for administrative positions. The difference among the locations breaks out as follows:
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Geographic Area
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Locations
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% of US Average
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Pay Zone 1 (114+% of U.S. Average)
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Bay area
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East & North Bay, CA and San Francisco
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118.3%
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Pay Zone 2 (108% to 113.9% of U.S. Average
Pay Zone 3 (102%-107.9% of U.S. Average)
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New York/New Jersey
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New York City, Northern New Jersey, South/Central New Jersey & Delaware, Westchester/Long Island/SW CT
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106.3%
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Boston Area
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Boston, Middlesex/Brockton/Cape Cod, Worcester
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105.5%
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Southern California Area
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Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego
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104.4%
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Northern VA/DC/Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland suburbs of DC, Northern VA and DC, and Reston/Dulles
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102.3%
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Pay Zone 4 (98.0% to 101.9% of U.S. Average)
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Mountain/Plains Metro
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Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs
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101.0%
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Texas Metro
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Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston
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100.2%
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Midwest Metro
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Chicago, Detroit/Ann Arbor, Milwaukee/Madison, Minneapolis/St. Paul
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99.4%
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Southeast Metro
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Atlanta, Charlotte, Research Triangle
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99.4%
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Northeast Other
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Rhode Island and Connecticut (excl SW CT)
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99.3%
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Northwest Metro
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Portland, Seattle
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98.7%
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Southwest Metro
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Phoenix/Tucson, Sacramento/Bakersfield/Fresno/Stockton, CA
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98.2%
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Pay Zone 5 (94.0% to 97.9% of U.S. Average)
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Mid-South Metro
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Louisville/Lexington KY, Nashville/Memphis TN, Norfolk/Richmond/Virginia Beach VA
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97.7%
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Ohio/Pennsylvania
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Cincinnati/Dayton/Cleveland/Akron/Canton/Toledo/Columbus, Philadelphia/Pittsburgh
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95.9%
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Florida
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Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Orlando/Jacksonville/Tampa
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95.2%
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Pay Zone 6
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Northwest/Southwest
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San Antonio, All other Northwest and Southwest
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93.3%
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Midwest/Plains/Mountain
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Indianapolis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City/Tulsa, Omaha/Lincoln, Salt Lake City, All other Midwest, Plains and Mountain
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92.4%
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South Other
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All other south
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91.6%
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