Counsel salaries in Chicago.
What Counsel roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$127,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$100k – $196.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
34.7%
76 of 219 roles
Live roles
219
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
Director, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Privacy
Legal Engineer
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Legal Engineer - Product Specialist
General Counsel
Senior Director, HR Business Partnering
Senior Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs, Workplace & Purpose
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
VML
|
$101,250 | 28 |
|
Burson
|
$127,500 | 10 |
Okta
|
$214,000 | 6 |
|
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 5 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $233,650 | 3 |
WPP
|
$147,785 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$187,100 | 2 |
Ripple
|
$149,250 | 2 |
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How much do Counsel roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Counsel roles in Chicago is $127,500 per year. Most pay falls between $100,000 (25th percentile) and $196,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $86,250 to $229,325.
These figures are computed live from 219 active Counsel roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 76 (34.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Counsel roles in Chicago include Harvey, The Trade Desk, Codal and MongoDB.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.