Side-by-side distribution
Paralegal
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.7%
- Live roles
- 563
Privacy Officer
$229,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.9%
- Live roles
- 69
Highest-paying jobs
Litigation Paralegal - Detroit
Corporate Paralegal - NYC
Litigation Paralegal - Pennsylvania
Corporate Paralegal - Chicago
Corporate Paralegal
Corporate Paralegal - Dallas
Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal - California
Litigation Paralegal - Chicago
Litigation Paralegal - D.C
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Counsel, Regulatory & Privacy
Senior Privacy & AI Counsel, San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) (963-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Compliance
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance
Assistant General Counsel, Product, Privacy, and IP
Associate General Counsel - Privacy
Senior Privacy Counsel
Vice President, US Privacy and Global Data Protection Officer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
|
$77,500 | 24 |
Modern Family Law
|
$67,600 | 19 |
Parnalllaw
|
$66,580 | 18 |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
|
$127,500 | 12 |
| TM Tyson & Mendes LLP | $78,520 | 12 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $75,000 | 12 |
|
Axiom Talent Platform
|
$190,500 | 11 |
Mandarich Law Group, LLP
|
$47,840 | 10 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$245,000 | 4 |
| AX Axon | $161,250 | 3 |
Hilbert's AI
|
$151,121 | 2 |
|
Sierra
|
$290,000 | 1 |
|
Eight Sleep
|
$287,500 | 1 |
|
Higgsfield
|
$280,000 | 1 |
|
Ironclad
|
$278,000 | 1 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$270,000 | 1 |
Paralegal salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $139,200 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $92,500 | 20 |
| New York | $88,000 | 29 |
| Boston | $80,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | $77,020 | 10 |
| Denver | $75,250 | 6 |
| Chicago | $75,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | $74,443 | 5 |
| Austin | $66,580 | 3 |
Privacy Officer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $245,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $245,000 | 5 |
| New York | $233,650 | 9 |
| Chicago | $233,650 | 3 |
Paralegal vs Privacy Officer: which pays more?
The median for Paralegal is $80,000 per year (typically $67,600–$101,500), versus $229,625 for Privacy Officer ($188,125–$261,050). That puts Privacy Officer about 187% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Paralegal 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.