How Much Does a Paralegal Make?

Total compensation
$100,000 /yr
Likely Range: Likely Range: 120k - 240k/yr
Base compensation
$84,000/yr
Likely Range: $70k- $100k
Additional compensation
50,000
$70k$100k
Low $58k
High $120k
Most likely range
Possible range

Explore Paralegal Salaries

Company

Industry / Company Size

Position

Location / Date

Years of experience

Total / At company

Total compensation

Base / Stock / Bonus

7 Years

2 Years

$127k

$112k / $15k / $0k

2 Years

1 Year

$89k

$81k / $8k / $0k

25 Years

7 Years

$67k

$64k / $0k / $3k

25 Years

20 Years

$73k

$70k / $0k / $0k

17 Years

3 Years

$110k

$105k / $0k / $5k

Salaries by Title


In-House Attorney Roles

Insurance Attorney

$124k/yr

Total compensation

Regulatory and Compliance Counsel

$150k/yr

Total compensation

Commercial Counsel

$175k/yr

Total compensation

Corporate Counsel

$180k/yr

Total compensation

Intellectual Property Counsel

$180k/yr

Total compensation

Real Estate Counsel

$183k/yr

Total compensation

Marketing Counsel

$193k/yr

Total compensation

Privacy Counsel

$207k/yr

Total compensation

Product Counsel

$209k/yr

Total compensation

Assistant / Associate General Counsel

$212k/yr

Total compensation

Deputy General Counsel

$216k/yr

Total compensation

Litigation Counsel

$230k/yr

Total compensation

General Counsel

$280k/yr

Total compensation

In-House Legal & Ops Roles

Legal Assistant

$63k/yr

Total compensation

Paralegal

$84k/yr

Total compensation

Compliance Manager

$113k/yr

Total compensation

Contract Manager

$130k/yr

Total compensation

Legal Operations

$145k/yr

Total compensation

Other Legal Professional

$145k/yr

Total compensation

Trust and Safety

$151k/yr

Total compensation

Labor and Employment Counsel

$175k/yr

Total compensation

Law Firm Roles

Partner

$250k/yr

Total compensation

Associate

$216k/yr

Total compensation

Law Clerk

$89k/yr

Total compensation

Patent Agent

$80k/yr

Total compensation