Employment contracts salary: $159K median
The median advertised Employment contracts salary is $159K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $98K to $221K: counted from 64 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $76 an hour or $13,229 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $248K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Employment contracts jobs
$159Kmedian advertised salary
$98K – $221Kmiddle half of roles
$163Kaverage advertised salary
64roles counted
Employment contracts salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $194K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $163K | 62 |
Skills that pay more for Employment contracts roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment law | $221K | +$62K | 17 |
| Litigation | $218K | +$59K | 12 |
| M&A | $217K | +$58K | 16 |
| Sensor fusion | $204K | +$45K | 6 |
| Computer Vision | $204K | +$45K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Galileo | $312K | 4 |
| Okta | $248K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $204K | 6 |
| Insurify | $120K | 10 |
| SpaceX | $98K | 5 |
| Specialty1 Partners | $80K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Employment contracts roles
All Employment contracts jobs- Senior CounselGoodfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$200K - $400KSeniorContract negotiationBar admissionEmployment contracts
- Primary Care PhysicianGalileo · 🇺🇸Starbase, Texas, United States$280K - $350KSpanishDesign thinkingEmployment contracts
- PediatricianGalileo · 🇺🇸Starbase, Texas, United States$300K - $325KSpanishDesign thinkingEmployment contracts
- Lead Counsel, EmploymentRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$228K - $313KHybridLead and aboveM&APerformance managementEmployment law
- Sr. Counsel, EmploymentDatabricks · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Ill…$187K - $302KSeniorM&AHRISLaw degree
- Deputy General Counsel, Employment LawOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States; San Jose, California, United States$200K - $301KPerformance managementEmployee relationsLitigation
- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Employment CounselLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$189K - $280KHybridMachine LearningM&APerformance management
- Legal Counsel, EmploymentAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$210K - $275KComputer VisionM&APerformance management
- Employment and Compliance CounselChainalysis · 🇺🇸Massachusetts$220K - $270KRemoteGoPerformance managementEmployee relations
- Director, People OperationsLaunchDarkly · 🇺🇸Remote - US$192K - $264KRemoteLead and aboveData qualityData governanceFeature flags
- Associate General Counsel, Employment LawOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States; San Jose, California, United States$172K - $258KPerformance managementEmployee relationsLitigation
- Legal Counsel, EmploymentAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States$190K - $252KComputer VisionM&APerformance management
- CounselBitGo · 🇺🇸New York, United States$220K - $240KDerivativesEmployment lawGDPR
- People and Talent Senior ManagerParaform · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $240KSeniorGoogle SheetsHightouchSOC 2
- Legal Counsel (Employment)Vast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$155K - $232KPerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law
- Lead Employment CounselGreenhouse · 🇺🇸Anywhere in the United States$164K - $231KLead and aboveM&APerformance managementHRIS
- Technical Recruiter | EngineeringRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$158K - $230KHybridPipeline managementFull-cycle recruitingTechnical recruiting
- Employment CounselSigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $230KPythonSQLDatabricks
Questions about Employment contracts pay
- What is the average Employment contracts salary?
- $163K a year on average and $159K at the median, across 64 open Employment contracts postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $98K to $221K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Employment contracts pay?
- Galileo ($312K), Okta ($248K), Anduril Industries ($204K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an employment contracts a high-paying job?
- The median Employment contracts posting advertises $159K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 9% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an employment contracts?
- A tenth of the postings offer $248K a year or more; the highest open Employment contracts role advertises up to $400K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Employment contracts salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $159K a year is about $76 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,229 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $47 to $106 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Employment contracts roles?
- Postings that ask for Employment law (+$62K, 17 postings), Litigation (+$59K, 12 postings), M&A (+$58K, 16 postings) advertise more than the $159K median of all Employment contracts postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Employment contracts roles at companies is $159K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $98K to $221K. Counted from 64 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/employment-contracts/
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