Employment Lawyer salary: $222K median
The median advertised Employment Lawyer salary is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $198K to $270K: counted from 40 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $107 an hour or $18,479 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $275K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll employment lawyer jobs
$222Kmedian advertised salary
$198K – $270Kmiddle half of roles
$224Kaverage advertised salary
40roles counted
Employment Lawyer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $235K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $221K | 39 |
Skills that pay more for Employment Lawyer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar admission | $244K | +$23K | 17 |
| Law degree | $235K | +$13K | 18 |
| Employment law | $234K | +$13K | 21 |
| Litigation | $230K | +$8K | 28 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | $275K | 8 |
| Anduril Industries | $221K | 3 |
| Morgan & Morgan, P.A. | $142K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Employment Lawyer roles
All employment lawyer jobs- Employment Law AttorneyMorgan & Morgan, P.A. · 🇺🇸New York$85K - $500K
- Employment CounselFireworks · San Mateo$355K - $400KHybridPyTorch
- Sr. Lead Counsel, Labor & EmploymentPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Remote, US$178K - $367KRemoteLead and aboveEmployee relationsLitigationBar admission
- Assistant General Counsel, EmploymentNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$235K - $352KPerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law
- Lead Counsel, EmploymentRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$228K - $313KHybridLead and aboveM&APerformance managementEmployment law
- Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation
- Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation
- 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
- Assistant General Counsel - Labor & EmploymentKraken · 🇺🇸United States$146K - $293KRemoteGenerative AIM&AEmployee relations
- Senior Legal Counsel, EmploymentSentinelOne · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$212K - $291KSenior
- Employment CounselLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$189K - $280KHybridMachine LearningM&APerformance management
- Counsel, EmploymentOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$252K - $280KHybridM&APerformance managementEmployment law
- Employment CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$135K - $275KEnglishEmployment lawLitigation
- Employment CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸San Francisco$135K - $275KEnglishEmployment lawLitigation
- Senior Counsel, Employment & ComplianceHackerOne · 🇺🇸Seattle$202K - $275KRemoteSeniorPenetration testingPerformance managementEmployee relations
- Legal Counsel, EmploymentAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$210K - $275KComputer VisionM&APerformance management
- 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
- Senior Employment CounselZoomInfo · 🇺🇸Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts…$154K - $242KSeniorPerformance managementEmployment lawLaw degree
Questions about Employment Lawyer pay
- What is the average Employment Lawyer salary?
- $224K a year on average and $222K at the median, across 40 open Employment Lawyer 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 $198K to $270K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Employment Lawyer pay?
- SpaceX ($275K), Anduril Industries ($221K), Morgan & Morgan, P.A. ($142K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an employment lawyer a high-paying job?
- The median Employment Lawyer posting advertises $222K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 27% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an employment lawyer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $275K a year or more; the highest open Employment Lawyer role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Employment Lawyer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $222K a year is about $107 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $18,479 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $95 to $130 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Employment Lawyer roles?
- Postings that ask for Bar admission (+$23K, 17 postings), Law degree (+$13K, 18 postings), Employment law (+$13K, 21 postings) advertise more than the $222K median of all Employment Lawyer 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 Lawyer roles at companies is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $198K to $270K. Counted from 40 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/employment-counsel/
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