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Director legal salaries in the United States
Median $220k a year across 37 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $195k to $276k. 82% of the 45 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $195k to $276k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$175k
- Mid level$194k
- Senior$218k
- Manager$170k
- Director (this page)$220k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance Model Validation Expert | $130k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Director, Clinical Transactional CounselVir Biotechnology · San Francisco, California, United States$1204k to $1204k
- Director, Intellectual PropertyReddit · Remote$266k to $418k
- Senior Director - AI Commercial CounselHandshake · San Francisco, California, United States$304k to $380k
- Senior Director, Corporate Counsel1Password · Remote$269k to $404k
- Director, LitigationPerplexity · San Francisco$275k to $375k
- Legal Director, PrivacyPeloton · New York, New York$277k to $353k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for director legal roles in the United States?
$220k a year in base pay, across 37 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $195k to $276k.
How many director legal job posts publish a salary?
82% of the 45 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote legal roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $199k against $237k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 13 and 24 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for director legal roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Harvey ($305k), Crusoe ($251k), REVOLUTION Medicines ($210k).
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.