🇨🇰 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Cook Islands

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

Avg Category Salary / year
68,179 NZD
Highest Salary / year
159,500 NZD
Entry Level / year
19,060 NZD

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (NZD)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 159,500 NZD $94,837.02 Top 1%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 152,000 NZD $90,377.6 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 150,000 NZD $89,188.42 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 138,800 NZD $82,529.02 Top 10%
General Counsel 138,200 NZD $82,172.27 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 129,000 NZD $76,702.04 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 123,400 NZD $73,372.34 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 114,900 NZD $68,318.33 Top 10%
Attorney 111,240 NZD $66,142.14 Top 10%
Lawyer 109,520 NZD $65,119.44 Top 10%
Legal Executive 99,280 NZD $59,030.84 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 83,420 NZD $49,600.66 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 83,420 NZD $49,600.66 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 82,920 NZD $49,303.36 Middle 40%
Counsel 80,840 NZD $48,066.61 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 78,620 NZD $46,746.63 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 76,280 NZD $45,355.29 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 74,560 NZD $44,332.59 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 72,360 NZD $43,024.5 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 71,660 NZD $42,608.28 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 67,800 NZD $40,313.17 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 67,120 NZD $39,908.85 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 66,840 NZD $39,742.36 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 66,580 NZD $39,587.77 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 65,760 NZD $39,100.21 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 60,920 NZD $36,222.39 Middle 40%
Conciliator 58,200 NZD $34,605.11 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 55,580 NZD $33,047.28 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 52,380 NZD $31,144.6 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 51,800 NZD $30,799.74 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 50,980 NZD $30,312.17 Bottom 50%
Court Liaison Specialist 50,520 NZD $30,038.66 Bottom 50%
Contracts Negotiator 48,760 NZD $28,992.18 Bottom 50%
Paralegal 44,300 NZD $26,340.31 Bottom 50%
Court Judicial Assistant 43,480 NZD $25,852.75 Bottom 50%
Court Reporter 42,320 NZD $25,163.03 Bottom 50%
Contracts Associate 36,800 NZD $21,880.89 Bottom 50%
Contracts Specialist 35,520 NZD $21,119.82 Bottom 50%
Court Representative 35,500 NZD $21,107.93 Bottom 50%
Bailiff 34,980 NZD $20,798.74 Bottom 50%
Legal Officer 34,160 NZD $20,311.18 Bottom 50%
Legal Executive Secretary 31,940 NZD $18,991.19 Bottom 50%
Conveyancing Secretary 30,220 NZD $17,968.49 Bottom 50%
Legal Secretary 30,220 NZD $17,968.49 Bottom 50%
Legal Administrative Assistant 29,840 NZD $17,742.55 Bottom 50%
Legal Assistant 28,720 NZD $17,076.61 Bottom 50%
Barrister 28,680 NZD $17,052.83 Bottom 50%
Court Clerk 27,300 NZD $16,232.29 Bottom 50%
Legal IP Officer 25,720 NZD $15,292.84 Bottom 50%
Law Clerk 25,220 NZD $14,995.55 Bottom 50%
Legal Support Worker 19,060 NZD $11,332.88 Bottom 50%

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