Side-by-side distribution
Lawyer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.6%
- Live roles
- 1,438
Privacy Officer
$232,507
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37.3%
- Live roles
- 51
Highest-paying jobs
Corporation Immigration Attorney, Practice Owner
Immigration Attorney, Practice Owner
Legal Counsel (corporate / commercial, 3-5 PQE), hybrid/remote
Legal Counsel
Trial Attorney
Employment Law Attorney
Employment Law Attorney
Employment Law Attorney
Trial Attorney
Nursing Home Attorney
Highest-paying jobs
Associate General Counsel, Product and Privacy
Director, Corporate Counsel - Privacy
Senior Privacy & AI Counsel, San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) (963-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Compliance
Senior Counsel, Privacy and Compliance
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Senior Product & Privacy Counsel
Senior Privacy Counsel
Privacy Counsel
Senior Counsel, Privacy and Regulatory
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $185,000 | 75 |
Axiom Talent Platform
|
$214,750 | 62 |
Parnalllaw
|
$300,000 | 44 |
The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC
|
$100,000 | 44 |
Modern Family Law
|
$151,000 | 36 |
|
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
|
$292,500 | 24 |
| TM Tyson & Mendes LLP | $133,750 | 24 |
Michael & Associates, Attorneys at Law
|
$177,500 | 15 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| SA Scale AI | $297,900 | 1 |
|
Okta
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
Recursion
|
$280,830 | 1 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$270,000 | 1 |
|
Neuralink
|
$253,000 | 1 |
|
Verkada
|
$245,000 | 1 |
|
Nextdoor
|
$240,000 | 1 |
|
Teleport
|
$239,000 | 1 |
Privacy Officer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $233,650 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $233,650 | 9 |
| Chicago | $233,650 | 3 |
Lawyer vs Privacy Officer: which pays more?
The median for Lawyer is $175,000 per year (typically $135,000–$214,750), versus $232,507 for Privacy Officer ($206,649–$249,000). That puts Privacy Officer about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Lawyer and Privacy Officer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.