How Much Does a Legal Assistant Make?

Total compensation
$100,000 /yr
Likely Range: Likely Range: 120k - 240k/yr
Base compensation
$63,000/yr
Likely Range: $42k- $100k
Additional compensation
50,000
$42k$100k
Low $38k
High $115k
Most likely range
Possible range

Explore Legal Assistant Salaries

Company

Industry / Company Size

Position

Location / Date

Years of experience

Total / At company

Total compensation

Base / Stock / Bonus

13 Years

12 Years

$132k

$115k / $0k / $17k

15 Years

2 Years

$38k

$38k / $0k / $0k

0 Years

0 Years

$32k

$32k / $0k / $0k

12 Years

6 Years

$118k

$118k / $0k / $0k

1 Year

0 Years

$84k

$63k / $14k / $8k

Salaries by Title


In-House Attorney Roles

Insurance Attorney

$124k/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

Privacy Counsel

$187k/yr

Total compensation

Marketing Counsel

$193k/yr

Total compensation

Product Counsel

$209k/yr

Total compensation

Assistant / Associate General Counsel

$212k/yr

Total compensation

Regulatory and Compliance Counsel

$225k/yr

Total compensation

Litigation Counsel

$230k/yr

Total compensation

Deputy General Counsel

$245k/yr

Total compensation

General Counsel

$280k/yr

Total compensation

In-House Legal & Ops Roles

Legal Assistant

$63k/yr

Total compensation

Paralegal

$82k/yr

Total compensation

Compliance Manager

$113k/yr

Total compensation

Contract Manager

$130k/yr

Total compensation

Legal Operations

$145k/yr

Total compensation

Trust and Safety

$151k/yr

Total compensation

Other Legal Professional

$157k/yr

Total compensation

Labor and Employment Counsel

$175k/yr

Total compensation

Law Firm Roles

Associate

$216k/yr

Total compensation

Partner

$150k/yr

Total compensation

Law Clerk

$89k/yr

Total compensation