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cottoneye · 13 Jul 2009, 12:50 AM

You will not be rich as a lawyer in Australia (except for a select few) but you will also not be poor (unless desperately unlucky or entirely not cut out for the profession. The vast majority of lawyers earn good incomes. Depending on your background, lifestyle and expectations you might consider yourself either well-off or underpaid.

Australia doesn't have the stratospheric salaries as seen in NY, London, etc experienced during the naughties boom. I refuse to accept that 100k/yr is a low income. If you manage your money well you can have a nice house, nice car, overseas holidays and change. It just means you cannot fly first class, have a 12 bedroom mansion and drive a ferrari.

13 Jul 2009, 12:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
cottoneye Junior Member HSC: N/A Gender: Male Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 34 Last Activity: 15 Oct 2009, 4:01 PM	Re: Suburban Law Firm Salary You will not be rich as a lawyer in Australia (except for a select few) but you will also not be poor (unless desperately unlucky or entirely not cut out for the profession. The vast majority of lawyers earn good incomes. Depending on your background, lifestyle and expectations you might consider yourself either well-off or underpaid. Australia doesn't have the stratospheric salaries as seen in NY, London, etc experienced during the naughties boom. I refuse to accept that 100k/yr is a low income. If you manage your money well you can have a nice house, nice car, overseas holidays and change. It just means you cannot fly first class, have a 12 bedroom mansion and drive a ferrari.