General Counsel salaries in New York.
What General Counsel roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$167.5k – $240.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
36.7%
80 of 218 roles
Live roles
218
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Head of Corporate Legal
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
Director, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Privacy
Value Engineer
Senior Counsel, Sanctions and Trade Compliance
Commercial Counsel, Platform & Marketplace
Associate General Counsel, Product & Regulatory
Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Counsel Health
|
$185,000 | 10 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $197,500 | 7 |
The New York Times
|
$230,000 | 5 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $223,850 | 4 |
Origis Energy
|
$218,750 | 4 |
|
Anthropic
|
$195,000 | 4 |
Tubi
|
$253,500 | 3 |
Baseten
|
$250,000 | 3 |
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How much do General Counsel roles in New York pay?
The median salary for General Counsel roles in New York is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $167,500 (25th percentile) and $240,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $140,000 to $280,940.
These figures are computed live from 218 active General Counsel roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 80 (36.7%) 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 General Counsel roles in New York include Airwallex, Harvey, The Trade Desk and Legora AB.
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.