"Overall in firms of more than 700 lawyers salaries of $160,000 accounted for 46% of reported first-year salaries, compared with 54% in 2011, 58% in 2010, and 65% in 2009," according to the NALP.

Lawyers are among the highest-paid individuals in the United States. The median annual salary for associate lawyers is in the six-figure range, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lawyers ...

The law firms' salary announcements have also all included year-end bonus figures ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 by class year.

According to Indeed.com, the average salary for a lawyer in New York City is $132,066, while the average salary for a lawyer in Oklahoma City is $84,194.

New York law firm Milbank has once again increased its attorney salaries, after it helped spark raises across the legal industry when it boosted its pay scale for associates last year.