Lawyer salaries in New York.
What Lawyer roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$297,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$211k – $362.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.7%
282 of 345 roles
Live roles
345
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Lead, Training Insights
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Performance Engineer
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Performance Engineer, GPU
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$352,500 | 194 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $75,000 | 30 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $205,000 | 21 |
Crosby
|
$215,000 | 12 |
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 6 |
Okta
|
$214,000 | 4 |
August
|
$260,000 | 1 |
Ripple
|
$256,500 | 1 |
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How much do Lawyer roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Lawyer roles in New York is $297,500 per year. Most pay falls between $211,000 (25th percentile) and $362,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $143,250 to $445,000.
These figures are computed live from 345 active Lawyer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 282 (81.7%) 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 Lawyer roles in New York 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.