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Entry level legal salaries in the United States
Median $175k a year across 21 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $138k to $238k. 54% of the 39 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $138k to $238k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Counsel, Employment | $149k | 3 |
| Associate General Counsel | $213k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Deputy / Associate General Counsel, CorporateVerkada · San Mateo, CA United States$270k to $370k
- Associate General Counsel, Regulatory ComplianceCross River · Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States$300k to $330k
- Associate General Counsel - PrivacyAbridge · Remote$220k to $300k
- Associate General Counsel, Privacy & ComplianceNeuralink · Austin, Texas, United States$190k to $316k
- Associate General Counsel, CommercialMeter · San Francisco, California, United States$205k to $275k
- Associate Counsel, RegulatoryWaymo · Mountain View, CA, USA$213k to $263k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for entry level legal roles in the United States?
$175k a year in base pay, across 21 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $138k to $238k.
How many entry level legal job posts publish a salary?
54% of the 39 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for entry level legal roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Cross River ($213k), Lyft ($149k).
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.