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Legal salaries in the United Kingdom
Median $109k a year across 22 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $103k to $210k. 27% of the 82 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $103k to $210k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- United Kingdom (this page)$109k
- United States$193k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Head of RiskAirwallex · Remote$300k to $400k
- Director, Employee Relations & Compliance, EMEALegora · London, London, United Kingdom$140k to $340k
- Senior Contracts LawyerCarta · London, United Kingdom$210k to $260k
- Principal Counsel, Africa LegalZipline · Remote$210k to $260k
- Senior Transactional LawyerCarta · London, United Kingdom$210k to $260k
- Senior Legal Counsel (UK & Germany)Multiverse · Remote$210k to $260k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for legal roles in the United Kingdom?
$109k a year in base pay, across 22 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $103k to $210k.
How many legal job posts publish a salary?
27% of the 82 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for legal roles in the United Kingdom?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Carta ($235k), Airwallex ($233k), Legora ($171k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.