Litigation salary: $190K median
The median advertised Litigation salary is $190K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $275K: counted from 90 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $91 an hour or $15,833 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $323K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll litigation jobs
$190Kmedian advertised salary
$130K – $275Kmiddle half of roles
$205Kaverage advertised salary
90roles counted
Litigation salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $275K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸California | $190K | 42 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $188K | 87 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $152K | 18 |
Skills that pay more for Litigation roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law degree | $270K | +$80K | 29 |
| Bar admission | $235K | +$45K | 21 |
| Litigation | $194K | +$4K | 47 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | $275K | 8 |
| Harvey | $270K | 8 |
| Barnes | $260K | 13 |
| Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP | $162K | 8 |
| Charles River Associates | $145K | 4 |
| Morgan & Morgan, P.A. | $95K | 11 |
| Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $87K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Litigation roles
All litigation jobs- Trial AttorneyMorgan & Morgan, P.A. · 🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States$100K - $500K
- Trial AttorneyMorgan & Morgan, P.A. · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States$100K - $500K
- Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product, Regulatory & LitigationAffirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$370K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceLaw degreeLitigation
- Commercial Litigation Associate/CounselBarnes · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$370K - $400K
- Legal Engineering Manager (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory)Harvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$315K - $385KLaw degreeLitigationLegal research
- Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Litigation/Regulatory)Harvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$315K - $385KRegulatory complianceLaw degreeLitigation
- Director, LitigationPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$275K - $375KLead and aboveLitigationBar admission
- Commercial Litigation AssociateBarnes · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$250K - $370K
- Senior Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property LitigationPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$247K - $370KSenior
- Senior Counsel, Litigation (Safety)OpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$330K - $366KHybridSeniorLitigation
- Senior Litigation CounselDiscord · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$304K - $342KSeniorLaw degreeLitigationBar admission
- Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Regulatory & LitigationPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$226K - $339KSenior
- Senior Counsel, Competition & LitigationDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Washington, D.C.$214K - $315KSenior
- Sr. Counsel, Insurance LitigationDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Seattle,WA$214K - $315KSenior
- Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation
- Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$245K - $305KSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeLitigation
- Restructuring and Turnaround Services - Director (Litigation Advisory Services)Riveron · 🇺🇸Detroit, MI$195K - $295KHybridLead and aboveExcel
- Counsel/Senior Counsel, LitigationRunway Ml · Remote$200K - $270KRemoteSeniorHTMLGenerative AILaw degree
- Assistant General Counsel, LitigationWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$220K - $250KFP&ALaw degreeLitigation
- Legal and Product Engineer (Patent Litigator)Solveintelligence · 🇬🇧London$150K - $250KMachine LearningLLM
Questions about Litigation pay
- What is the average Litigation salary?
- $205K a year on average and $190K at the median, across 90 open Litigation 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 $130K to $275K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Litigation pay?
- SpaceX ($275K), Harvey ($270K), Barnes ($260K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a litigation a high-paying job?
- The median Litigation posting advertises $190K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 9% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a litigation?
- A tenth of the postings offer $323K a year or more; the highest open Litigation role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Litigation salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $190K a year is about $91 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,833 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $62 to $132 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Litigation roles?
- Postings that ask for Law degree (+$80K, 29 postings), Bar admission (+$45K, 21 postings), Litigation (+$4K, 47 postings) advertise more than the $190K median of all Litigation postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level litigation make?
- 8 junior and intern Litigation postings state pay, with a median of $162K a year ($78 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 Litigation roles at companies is $190K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $275K. Counted from 90 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/litigation/
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