🇨🇳 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in China

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

Avg Category Salary / year
426,898 CNY
Highest Salary / year
1,080,400 CNY
Entry Level / year
129,000 CNY

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (CNY)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 1,080,400 CNY $149,422.07 Top 1%
Administrative Law Judge 970,200 CNY $134,181.13 Top 1%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 918,500 CNY $127,030.89 Top 1%
General Counsel 851,200 CNY $117,723.13 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 832,100 CNY $115,081.55 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 823,900 CNY $113,947.47 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 795,700 CNY $110,047.33 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 727,400 CNY $100,601.27 Top 10%
Attorney 698,200 CNY $96,562.84 Top 10%
Lawyer 656,800 CNY $90,837.11 Top 10%
Legal Executive 618,800 CNY $85,581.61 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 544,800 CNY $75,347.23 Top 10%
Legal Counsel 522,700 CNY $72,290.74 Top 10%
Corporate Counsel 518,300 CNY $71,682.21 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 518,300 CNY $71,682.21 Top 10%
In House Counsel 504,500 CNY $69,773.63 Top 10%
Counsel 492,700 CNY $68,141.66 Top 10%
Immigration Executive 459,300 CNY $63,522.36 Top 10%
Associate Attorney 455,400 CNY $62,982.98 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 433,800 CNY $59,995.64 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 431,300 CNY $59,649.89 Top 10%
Arbitrator 430,000 CNY $59,470.09 Top 10%
Legal Advisor 415,900 CNY $57,520.03 Top 10%
Litigation Paralegal 411,400 CNY $56,897.67 Top 10%
Candidate Attorney 396,300 CNY $54,809.3 Top 10%
Contracts Manager 385,300 CNY $53,287.97 Top 10%
Intellectual Property Specialist 345,700 CNY $47,811.19 Top 10%
Conciliator 341,900 CNY $47,285.64 Top 10%
Legislative Liaison 340,000 CNY $47,022.86 Top 10%
Legal Associate 335,100 CNY $46,345.18 Top 10%
Contracts Negotiator 330,700 CNY $45,736.65 Top 10%
Legal Editor 325,800 CNY $45,058.97 Top 10%
Court Liaison Specialist 308,900 CNY $42,721.66 Top 10%
Paralegal 265,000 CNY $36,650.17 Top 10%
Court Reporter 257,700 CNY $35,640.57 Top 10%
Court Judicial Assistant 252,300 CNY $34,893.73 Top 10%
Bailiff 221,500 CNY $30,634.01 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 221,500 CNY $30,634.01 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 212,500 CNY $29,389.29 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 207,700 CNY $28,725.44 Middle 40%
Court Representative 200,000 CNY $27,660.51 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 190,500 CNY $26,346.63 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 190,500 CNY $26,346.63 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 187,300 CNY $25,904.07 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 175,900 CNY $24,327.42 Middle 40%
Barrister 174,000 CNY $24,064.64 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 174,000 CNY $24,064.64 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 172,200 CNY $23,815.7 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 159,500 CNY $22,059.26 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 159,400 CNY $22,045.43 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 129,000 CNY $17,841.03 Middle 40%

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