How does barrister and solicitors salary vary?

Question

How much difference is there in the two salaries?

Is it possible to become a barrister from solicitor? If yes, how?

Answer 1

Top silks can earn well over 1,000,000 a year, solicitors earn 1/10 of this.

Answer 2

Im not sure about England but in scotland its quite different. Im a trainee lawyer and once you first become a solicitor you earn very little but you build your rep and eventually you can earn between 50000-100000. An advocate(or barrister in England) earns nothing until he has completed all his exams which can take ages. When you finish and are a full advocate( age about 30 onwards) you can earn well more than 100000 a year

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