Median salary
$210,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$157.5k – $253.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
19.5%
250 of 1,279 roles
Live roles
1,279
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
General Counsel
Head of Corporate Legal
Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Senior Director, Privacy, Security & Data Compliance
General Counsel
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
Associate General Counsel, Executive Compensation & Benefits
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$301,250 | 16 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $202,500 | 16 |
Counsel Health
|
$185,000 | 11 |
| SA Scale AI | $297,900 | 5 |
The New York Times
|
$230,000 | 5 |
Unity Technologies
|
$230,000 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 5 |
Clearway Energy
|
$215,000 | 5 |
General Counsel salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $242,500 | 73 |
| Seattle | $222,000 | 13 |
| Chicago | $215,065 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $215,000 | 16 |
| Denver | $210,000 | 13 |
| New York | $205,000 | 80 |
| Boston | $183,750 | 4 |
| Austin | $177,500 | 3 |
| Paris | $102,673 | 3 |
| Toronto | $51,302 | 4 |
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How much do General Counsel roles pay?
The median salary for General Counsel roles is $210,000 per year. Most pay falls between $157,500 (25th percentile) and $253,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,890 to $310,800.
These figures are computed live from 1,279 active General Counsel roles on JobsRadar, of which 250 (19.5%) 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 General Counsel roles include Zapier, Airwallex, Pinterest and Snowflake.
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.