Senior Legal salaries in United States
Built from 57 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Senior Legal roles in United States state a median of $210,000 annual USD (P25 $83,292, P75 $255,000), measured from 57 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 30.8% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 38.5% mention bonus/commission (n=91 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR | 18 | 19.8% |
| Negotiation | 12 | 13.2% |
| Excel | 8 | 8.8% |
| Procurement | 6 | 6.6% |
| AML/KYC | 5 | 5.5% |
| Databricks | 4 | 4.4% |
| LLM | 4 | 4.4% |
| iOS | 4 | 4.4% |
| Agile | 3 | 3.3% |
| Supply Chain | 3 | 3.3% |
| Roadmapping | 2 | 2.2% |
| SQL | 2 | 2.2% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $43,898
- P20
- $78,969
- P30
- $83,292
- P40
- $181,000
- P50
- $210,000
- P60
- $235,000
- P70
- $245,000
- P80
- $265,000
- P90
- $302,500
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| carrie-rikonand-associates | — | 16 | 16 | View roles → |
| rrdonnelley | — | 15 | 11 | View roles → |
| databricks | software | 4 | 4 | View roles → |
| oscar | healthcare | 4 | 4 | View roles → |
| nbcuniversal3 | — | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| airwallex | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| attorneysfriedfrankharrisshriverjacobsonllp | services | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| beamtherapeutics | biotech | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| brex | fintech | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| c3iot | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| chime | fintech | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| coldquanta | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |