Perkins Coie had the widest pay spread among all partners, at 26.6-to-1, while Reed Smith had the biggest spread among equity partners, at 23-to-1, according to our latest data from Am Law 200 firms (103 responded). Overall, there’s less of a spread among equity partners than among all partners. For Am Law 100 firms, the average range in compensation for all partners was 13.1-to-1; the median was 11-to-1, both numbers up slightly from last year. For Second Hundred firms, the average spread was 10.2-to-1; the median was 10-to-1, also up slightly.
