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Paralegal · Illinois

$92,010

median · per year, annualized USD

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$75.7k 25th

$92k Median

$116k 75th

$63k

$145.3k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $47.8k – $309.8k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 81.8%
Live roles: 44

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Litigation Paralegal - Chicago

Axiom Talent Platform · US - US - Chicago

$71,250 – $309,750

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Senior Fund Formation Paralegal

Cooley · San Francisco

$135,200 – $176,800

Fund Formation Senior Paralegal

Cooley · New York

$114,400 – $176,800

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP · Chicago

$125,000 – $165,000

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DLA Piper · Chicago, IL

$111,571 – $147,846

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Caterpillar · Peoria, Illinois

$97,530 – $146,290

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DLA Piper · Palo Alto, CA

$94,682 – $143,374

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Morgan Lewis · Washington, District of Columbia

$87,800 – $140,450

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McDermott Will & Emery · Chicago

$72,000 – $135,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Cooley	$145,600	3
DP DLA Piper	$119,028	3
Axiom Talent Platform	$190,500	2
Barnes & Thornburg LLP	$112,500	2
Morgan Lewis	$106,050	2
O'Hagan Meyer	$69,250	2
Mandarich Law Group, LLP	$50,960	2
CME Group	$128,586	1