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Legal Salaries in United States

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

Avg Category Salary / year
116,245 USD
Highest Salary / year
278,500 USD
Entry Level / year
34,400 USD

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (USD)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 278,500 USD $278,500 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 257,700 USD $257,700 Top 10%
General Counsel 250,600 USD $250,600 Middle 40%
Administrative Law Judge 245,400 USD $245,400 Middle 40%
Litigation Attorney 223,800 USD $223,800 Middle 40%
Legal Services Director 211,200 USD $211,200 Middle 40%
Legal Services Manager 209,700 USD $209,700 Middle 40%
Attorney 192,600 USD $192,600 Middle 40%
Judge Advocate 192,600 USD $192,600 Middle 40%
Lawyer 177,100 USD $177,100 Middle 40%
Legal Executive 167,100 USD $167,100 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 147,900 USD $147,900 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 147,900 USD $147,900 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 142,300 USD $142,300 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 137,100 USD $137,100 Middle 40%
Counsel 134,700 USD $134,700 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 132,000 USD $132,000 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 130,500 USD $130,500 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 119,700 USD $119,700 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 119,700 USD $119,700 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 118,900 USD $118,900 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 117,100 USD $117,100 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 116,400 USD $116,400 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 114,600 USD $114,600 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 108,200 USD $108,200 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 108,200 USD $108,200 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 99,600 USD $99,600 Middle 40%
Conciliator 95,300 USD $95,300 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 93,800 USD $93,800 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 91,500 USD $91,500 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 88,300 USD $88,300 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 87,000 USD $87,000 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 81,000 USD $81,000 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 76,000 USD $76,000 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 75,500 USD $75,500 Middle 40%
Paralegal 72,400 USD $72,400 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 62,500 USD $62,500 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 59,500 USD $59,500 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 59,200 USD $59,200 Middle 40%
Bailiff 58,200 USD $58,200 Middle 40%
Court Representative 57,800 USD $57,800 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 55,400 USD $55,400 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 51,300 USD $51,300 Middle 40%
Barrister 49,700 USD $49,700 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 49,300 USD $49,300 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 48,600 USD $48,600 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 46,700 USD $46,700 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 45,200 USD $45,200 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 45,000 USD $45,000 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 43,800 USD $43,800 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 34,400 USD $34,400 Middle 40%

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