Law degree salary: $222K median
The median advertised Law degree salary is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $270K: counted from 373 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $107 an hour or $18,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $305K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Law degree jobs
$222Kmedian advertised salary
$180K – $270Kmiddle half of roles
$226Kaverage advertised salary
373roles counted
Law degree salary by level
Senior roles advertise a median of $230K, 7% more than junior roles ($215K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $215K | $162K–$340K | 27 |
| Senior | $230K | $198K–$250K | 88 |
| Lead and above | $238K | $175K–$300K | 63 |
| No level in the title | $219K | $178K–$270K | 195 |
Law degree salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $250K | 85 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $245K | 95 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $244K | 17 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $238K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸California | $235K | 133 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $226K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $225K | 17 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $223K | 343 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $222K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸Washington, DC | $207K | 27 |
Skills that pay more for Law degree roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intellectual property | $239K | +$16K | 52 |
| M&A | $238K | +$15K | 58 |
| Corporate governance | $235K | +$12K | 39 |
| Bar admission | $225K | +$2K | 192 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Normlaw | $340K | 9 |
| Anthropic | $300K | 13 |
| Figure Lending | $285K | 3 |
| Brex | $274K | 8 |
| Harvey | $270K | 35 |
| August | $260K | 3 |
| Waymo | $259K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $256K | 3 |
| Databricks | $247K | 6 |
| ConvertKit | $239K | 5 |
| Runway Ml | $235K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $228K | 22 |
| Invenergy | $222K | 4 |
| Instacart | $218K | 3 |
| Gotion | $215K | 3 |
| Life360 | $200K | 3 |
| Toast | $190K | 3 |
| Airwallex | $185K | 9 |
| CoreWeave | $184K | 10 |
| True Anomaly | $172K | 3 |
| Mercor | $170K | 3 |
| Carta | $168K | 3 |
| iCapital | $164K | 10 |
| Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP | $162K | 11 |
| Lyft | $162K | 6 |
Highest-paying open Law degree roles
All Law degree jobs- Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Intellectual PropertyAltos Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area, CA$486K - $571KLead and aboveAgileLaw degreeBar admission
- Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product, Regulatory & LitigationAffirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$370K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceLaw degreeLitigation
- Associate - FinanceNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $410KJuniorAI agentsLaw degree
- Associate - Emerging Companies and Venture CapitalNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $410KJuniorInvestor relationsRegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KAIPerformance managementRegulatory compliance
- Executive Director, Commercial Law/Commercial ContractsTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$267K - $401KLead and aboveLaw degree
- General CounselFirecrawl · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$310K - $392KHybridGoLLMSOC 2
- Commercial Counsel, HardwareAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$335K - $385KRegulatory complianceLaw degreeFirmware
- IP Counsel, Life Sciences PatentsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$335K - $385KMachine LearningLaw degreeIntellectual property
- Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Commercial and PrivacyHackerOne · 🇺🇸Washington DC$300K - $385KRemoteLead and abovePenetration testingDeelLaw degree
- Legal Engineering Manager (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory)Harvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$315K - $385KLaw degreeLitigationLegal research
- Legal Engineering Manager, Product SpecialistHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$315K - $385KHybridPerformance managementLaw degreeLegal research
- Head of LegalInterface Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$307K - $383KLead and abovePrompt engineeringLaw degreeGDPR
- Legal CounselRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$330K - $380KCIPPCartaLaw degree
- Senior Counsel, Product & DataChainalysis · 🇺🇸New York$230K - $380KRemoteSeniorGoMachine LearningLaw degree
- Lead Counsel, Strategic AlliancesDatabricks · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; San Fran…$247K - $377KLead and aboveAgileLaw degreeBar admission
- Senior Counsel, TradeWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Washington D.C., USA$298K - $368KSeniorRegulatory complianceLaw degreeBar admission
- Senior Patent Counsel / Director, Intellectual PropertyAltos Labs · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA$286K - $367KLead and aboveLaw degreeBar admissionIntellectual property
- Legal Director, PrivacyPeloton · 🇺🇸New York, New York$277K - $353KLead and aboveCIPPData governanceLaw degree
- Head of Indirect Strategic Supply Chain & ProcurementAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$260K - $345KLead and aboveAWSSAPNetSuite
Questions about Law degree pay
- What is the average Law degree salary?
- $226K a year on average and $222K at the median, across 373 open Law degree 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 $180K to $270K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Law degree pay?
- Normlaw ($340K), Anthropic ($300K), Figure Lending ($285K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a law degree a high-paying job?
- The median Law degree posting advertises $222K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 28% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a law degree?
- A tenth of the postings offer $305K a year or more; the highest open Law degree role advertises up to $571K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Law degree salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $222K a year is about $107 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $18,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $87 to $130 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Law degree roles?
- Postings that ask for Intellectual property (+$16K, 52 postings), M&A (+$15K, 58 postings), Corporate governance (+$12K, 39 postings) advertise more than the $222K median of all Law degree postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level law degree make?
- 27 junior and intern Law degree postings state pay, with a median of $215K a year ($103 an hour).
- 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 Law degree roles at companies is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $270K. Counted from 373 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/law-degree/
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