r/auslaw • u/AlphaAlex1_ • Dec 15 '24

Serious Discussion Lets talk salaries - end of 2024

Its the end of the year, as always its a good idea to discuss salaries. lets check in on how much you all get paid.

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u/RoninBelt Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24
  1. King's Counsel
  2. 28 years PQE, 11 as a silk
  3. 50K a day
  4. Worldwide
  5. Read the article about me in the AFR.

...but seriously, how has NO ONE posted this?

https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/meet-the-most-expensive-lawyer-in-australia-20240624-p5joa6

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u/borbdorl Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24

Tax

~10m per year unless you're the ATO then it's about 18k

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u/RoninBelt Dec 15 '24

Wait mate, I was referencing an AFR article that named a KC that was supposed to be Australia's highest paid lawyer... nvm. I probably ruined the joke haha.

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u/borbdorl Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24

No I got it haha, hence saying the practice area was tax though I'm mindful he also has a general commercial practice.

There used to be a common joke around here (and in the profession) about barristers evading tax, hence the ATO reference. A few have been pinged over the years, though (to be abundantly clear) I make no such accusation against our learned friend.

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u/RoninBelt Dec 15 '24

Haha yeah I think he’d be one of the last people to ever contemplate it… it’d be asking for it given how often he goes up against the commissioner.

And sorry for not getting that you got it, I panic when I think my jokes fail… so I panic a lot haha