What is the average Employment law salary?

$158K a year on average and $139K at the median, across 128 open Employment law 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 $100K to $215K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Employment law pay?

SpaceX ($275K), Okta ($248K), Anduril Industries ($221K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is an employment law a high-paying job?

The median Employment law posting advertises $139K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as an employment law?

A tenth of the postings offer $248K a year or more; the highest open Employment law role advertises up to $352K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Employment law salary per hour and per month?

The median of $139K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,562 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $48 to $103 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Employment law roles?

Postings that ask for M&A (+$104K, 12 postings), Bar admission (+$96K, 19 postings), Litigation (+$91K, 26 postings) advertise more than the $139K median of all Employment law 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.

Employment law Salary: $158K Average, $139K Median (Nov 2026)

Employment law salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $230K, 48% more than senior roles ($156K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$156K	$115K–$198K	29
Lead and above	$230K	$204K–$248K	17
No level in the title	$127K	$98K–$198K	78

Employment law salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$189K	28
🇺🇸New York, NY	$148K	16
🇺🇸California	$146K	64
🇺🇸United States	$138K	122

Skills that pay more for Employment law roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
M&A	$242K	+$104K	12
Bar admission	$235K	+$96K	19
Litigation	$230K	+$91K	26
Law degree	$225K	+$86K	23
Employment contracts	$221K	+$82K	17

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
SpaceX	$275K	8
Okta	$248K	4
Anduril Industries	$221K	3
Justworks	$156K	3
Alphatec Spine	$102K	31
Reformation	$98K	11

Highest-paying open Employment law roles

All Employment law jobs

Assistant General Counsel, EmploymentNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$235K - $352KPerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law7w
Sr. Counsel, Compliance & InvestigationsPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US$159K - $327KRemoteSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeBar admission5w
Lead Counsel, EmploymentRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$228K - $313KHybridLead and aboveM&APerformance managementEmployment law9d
Senior Compensation ManagerPatreon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$156K - $310KSeniorCompensationEmployment law2mo
Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation4w
Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation4mo
Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling4w
Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling4w
Head of PeopleSubstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco (HQ)$250K - $295KHybridLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations5w
Senior Director, HR Business PartnerMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$270K - $290KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations4w
Employment CounselLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$189K - $280KHybridMachine LearningM&APerformance management3w
Counsel, EmploymentOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$252K - $280KHybridM&APerformance managementEmployment law2w
VP, PeopleCoast · 🇺🇸New York, NY$250K - $280KLead and aboveCard paymentsHRISWorkforce planning5w
Employment CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$135K - $275KEnglishEmployment lawLitigation3w
Employment CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸San Francisco$135K - $275KEnglishEmployment lawLitigation10d
Legal Counsel, EmploymentAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$210K - $275KComputer VisionM&APerformance management3mo
Director, People PartnersPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$211K - $274KLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law10d
Employment and Compliance CounselChainalysis · 🇺🇸Massachusetts$220K - $270KRemoteGoPerformance managementEmployee relations7w
Manager, Ambulatory Services (PreOp & PACU)Sutter Health · Sacramento$165K - $265KEmployment lawBLSCustomer service2d
Associate General CounselDaymark Health · 🇺🇸Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, or Remote$225K - $260KRemoteDriver's licenseAKSIncident response6w

Questions about Employment law pay

What is the average Employment law salary?: $158K a year on average and $139K at the median, across 128 open Employment law 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 $100K to $215K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Employment law pay?: SpaceX ($275K), Okta ($248K), Anduril Industries ($221K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is an employment law a high-paying job?: The median Employment law posting advertises $139K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as an employment law?: A tenth of the postings offer $248K a year or more; the highest open Employment law role advertises up to $352K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Employment law salary per hour and per month?: The median of $139K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,562 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $48 to $103 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Employment law roles?: Postings that ask for M&A (+$104K, 12 postings), Bar admission (+$96K, 19 postings), Litigation (+$91K, 26 postings) advertise more than the $139K median of all Employment law 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.

Employment law salary: $139K median