Median salary
$255,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$182.4k – $352.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
35.4%
616 of 1,739 roles
Live roles
1,739
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Performance Engineer
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 329 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $197,500 | 63 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $77,500 | 45 |
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 22 |
Curaleaf
|
$66,875 | 22 |
Remote
|
$78,599 | 15 |
Crosby
|
$215,000 | 12 |
OpenAI
|
$313,500 | 11 |
Lawyer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $338,750 | 120 |
| San Francisco | $327,500 | 308 |
| New York | $300,000 | 281 |
| London | $260,925 | 36 |
| Boston | $260,000 | 12 |
| Dublin | $233,685 | 13 |
| Paris | $226,979 | 4 |
| Chicago | $200,000 | 26 |
| Los Angeles | $187,500 | 23 |
| Denver | $185,000 | 5 |
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How much do Lawyer roles pay?
The median salary for Lawyer roles is $255,000 per year. Most pay falls between $182,416 (25th percentile) and $352,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $85,000 to $431,250.
These figures are computed live from 1,739 active Lawyer roles on JobsRadar, of which 616 (35.4%) 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 Lawyer roles include Anthropic.
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.