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Mid level legal salaries in the United States
Median $194k a year across 166 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $135k to $228k. 87% of the 191 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $135k to $228k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$175k
- Mid level (this page)$194k
- Senior$218k
- Manager$170k
- Director$220k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Fireworks AImedian of 3 published bands$378k
Anthropicmedian of 13 published bands$300k
OpenAImedian of 2 published bands$245k
SpaceXmedian of 17 published bands$228k
Applied Intuitionmedian of 4 published bands$225k
Perplexitymedian of 2 published bands$221k
Instacartmedian of 3 published bands$219k
Rampmedian of 2 published bands$211k
Hiring the most right now
Groups Recover Togetheropen roles in this segment17
Guidehouseopen roles in this segment10
firsthandopen roles in this segment5
Harveyopen roles in this segment5
Peregrineopen roles in this segment4
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Counsel | $200k | 21 |
| Substance Use Counselor | $60k | 11 |
| Corporate Counsel | $196k | 5 |
| Counsel, Global Trade Compliance | $228k | 5 |
| Counsel, Labor & Employment Litigation | $223k | 5 |
| Legal Counsel | $218k | 5 |
| Commercial Counsel, Supply Chain | $228k | 4 |
| Legal Counsel - Commercial | $230k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Litigation CounselAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$385k to $460k
- Commercial CounselFireworks AI · San Mateo, California, United States$355k to $400k
- Employment CounselFireworks AI · San Mateo, California, United States$355k to $400k
- IP Counsel, TransactionsAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $335k to $385k
- Regulatory Counsel, AI Regulation, USAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $335k to $385k
- IP Counsel, Trademarks & DomainsAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$335k to $385k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for mid level legal roles in the United States?
$194k a year in base pay, across 166 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $135k to $228k.
What do the best-paid mid level legal roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $273k, and one in ten sits below $84k.
How many mid level legal job posts publish a salary?
87% of the 191 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 $192k against $196k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 44 and 122 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for mid level legal roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Fireworks AI ($378k), Anthropic ($300k), OpenAI ($245k).
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.