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BigLaw firms in Santa Monica, CA

Every firm in our directory with an office in Santa Monica, CA, best-known first, with first-year pay and where it comes from.

Firms
4
Offices
4
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directory Compare the top 3

4 firms in Santa Monica, CA

  1. Vault #22Cooley LLP

    Office here · AmLaw #24

    $255,000+

  2. Vault #40Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

    Office here · AmLaw #34

    $225,000+

    Market base, no firm announcement (as of Sep 2026)

  3. Vault #71Fenwick & West LLP

    Office here · AmLaw #69

    $225,000+

    Market base, no firm announcement (as of Sep 2026)

  4. Vault #88Cozen O'Connor P.C.

    Office here · AmLaw #80

    $180,000 - $215,000

    Reported to Chambers Associate (Sep 2026)

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Pay shows first-year base; see each firm's profile for sources and dates. How we source data

Pay and cost of living in Santa Monica, CA

First-year base

$225,000

Median across the firms here

Estimated take-home

$149,302

After federal, state and local income tax, single filer

Same lifestyle in New York

$253,464

What you’d need there; cost-of-living index here is 166 (US average 100)

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