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Legal Salary Guide

Compensation data from 493 job postings across 130 companies

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Median Salary
$181,050
Legal roles
Jobs with Pay Data
493
postings with salary info
Salary Range
$142,500 – $224,500
25th to 75th percentile
Companies Reporting
130
with compensation data

Salary by Seniority

Median Legal salary by experience level

junior
$117,700
mid
$181,050
senior
$201,200
manager
$270,000
director
$187,500

Top-Paying Companies

By median Legal salary

Netflix
$432,500
Freshworks
$367,500
Square (Block)
$346,000
Sony Interactive
$339,100
Verkada
$320,000
DocuSign
$317,288
Veeam
$298,550
Anthropic
$292,500
Genentech
$291,100
Vercel
$285,000

Top Locations by Salary

Median salary by location

Mountain View
$302,000
New York City
$300,000
South San Francisco
$291,100
Washington D.C.
$280,500
San Mateo
$267,740
Los Angeles
$261,000
Santa Clara
$243,000
United States (Remote)
$240,000

Compensation Distribution

Based on 493 Legal postings with salary data

<$75k
6
$75k–$100k
20
$100k–$150k
107
$150k–$200k
169
$200k–$300k
154
$300k+
37

Legal Jobs with Salary

Compliance Senior Program Manager
senior Legal Counsel · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Apr 7, 2026
Express Compliance
$101k – $203k
Associate Sr. Legal Counsel- Enterprise
senior Legal Counsel · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Jun 22, 2026
Express LLMs API Development
$149k – $273k
Associate Sr. Legal Counsel (Firefly AI Products)
mid Legal Counsel · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Jun 22, 2026
Express LLMs API Development
$149k – $273k
FEC Counsel
mid Legal Counsel · Adyen · New York City, NY
$160k – $212k
Affirm Bank Compliance Lead, CRA and Complaints
senior Legal Counsel · Affirm · Affirm
$115k – $165k
Compliance Lead, Servicing Advisory
senior Legal Counsel · Affirm · Remote (United States)
Compliance
$130k – $180k
Counsel II, Commercial
mid Legal Counsel · Affirm · Remote (United States)
Performance Optimization Compliance
$185k – $245k
Counsel II, Vendor
mid Legal Counsel · Affirm · Remote (United States)
Security Compliance SaaS
$185k – $245k
Senior Counsel, Vendor
senior Legal Counsel · Affirm · Remote (United States)
Security Compliance SaaS
$220k – $280k
Senior Counsel, Commercial & Partnerships
senior Legal Counsel · Airbnb · United States
Security Compliance
$210k – $258k
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Other Role Family Salaries

Machine Learning $208,575Product $200,500Design $192,900Security $180,700Software Engineering $174,950Data Engineering $172,750Marketing $160,000Sales $155,300Operations $145,050People $142,500Services $142,500Finance $132,200
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