🇦🇺 Market Updated March 1, 2026

Legal Salaries in Australia

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Australia based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
114,441 AUD
Highest Salary / year
281,100 AUD
Entry Level / year
33,000 AUD

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (AUD)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 281,100 AUD $182,364.24 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 263,900 AUD $171,205.71 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 255,000 AUD $165,431.81 Top 10%
General Counsel 245,600 AUD $159,333.54 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 218,100 AUD $141,492.85 Middle 40%
Litigation Attorney 216,600 AUD $140,519.73 Middle 40%
Legal Services Manager 206,700 AUD $134,097.08 Middle 40%
Judge Advocate 206,100 AUD $133,707.83 Middle 40%
Lawyer 191,500 AUD $124,236.05 Middle 40%
Attorney 187,500 AUD $121,641.04 Middle 40%
Legal Executive 163,800 AUD $106,265.61 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 139,100 AUD $90,241.43 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 139,100 AUD $90,241.43 Middle 40%
Counsel 138,700 AUD $89,981.93 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 137,100 AUD $88,943.93 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 130,500 AUD $84,662.16 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 128,200 AUD $83,170.03 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 127,600 AUD $82,780.78 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 121,800 AUD $79,018.02 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 119,700 AUD $77,655.64 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 116,400 AUD $75,514.76 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 114,600 AUD $74,347 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 112,700 AUD $73,114.37 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 109,700 AUD $71,168.12 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 109,700 AUD $71,168.12 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 100,700 AUD $65,329.35 Middle 40%
Conciliator 89,900 AUD $58,322.82 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 87,900 AUD $57,025.32 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 87,800 AUD $56,960.44 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 86,300 AUD $55,987.31 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 83,300 AUD $54,041.06 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 83,000 AUD $53,846.43 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 79,800 AUD $51,770.43 Middle 40%
Paralegal 74,500 AUD $48,332.04 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 69,700 AUD $45,218.03 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 68,800 AUD $44,634.15 Middle 40%
Bailiff 58,800 AUD $38,146.63 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 58,200 AUD $37,757.38 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 56,400 AUD $36,589.62 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 55,300 AUD $35,876 Middle 40%
Court Representative 55,200 AUD $35,811.12 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 52,300 AUD $33,929.74 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 50,000 AUD $32,437.61 Middle 40%
Barrister 49,800 AUD $32,307.86 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 49,200 AUD $31,918.61 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 47,600 AUD $30,880.6 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 47,400 AUD $30,750.85 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 46,200 AUD $29,972.35 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 45,100 AUD $29,258.72 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 39,500 AUD $25,625.71 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 33,000 AUD $21,408.82 Middle 40%

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