When growing your team, it's important to look at impartial and accurate data on salaries, so you're offering the best you can in the war for talent.
We’ve collated base salary benchmarks for in-house teams from resources shared by our community members - check out the resources below.
Base salaries for in-house legal and legal ops roles in UK
| Corporate and commercial roles |
Salary range (£) |
| NQ |
50,000 - 65,000 |
| 1-2 years’ PQE |
60,000 - 80,000 |
| 3-4 years’ PQE |
70,000 - 90,000 |
| 5-6 years’ PQE |
80,000 - 100,000 |
| 7-8 years’ PQE |
85,000 - 120,000 |
| 9-10 years’ PQE |
90,000 - 135,000 |
| 10+ years’ PQE |
100,000 - 140,000 |
| Head of Legal / Director |
100,000 - 175,000 + |
| General Counsel |
150,000 - 275,000 |
| Chief Legal Officer |
250,000 - 300,000 |
| Legal operations roles |
Salary range (£) |
| Legal Operations Analyst |
35,000 - 40,000 |
| Legal Operations Assistant |
50,000 - 65,000 |
| Legal Operations Manager |
75,000 - 100,000 |
| Head of Legal Operations |
100,000 - 130,000 |
Base salaries for in-house legal roles in North America
| Corporate and commercial roles |
Salary range ($) |
| 1-3 years’ PQE |
120,000 - 190,000 |
| 4-6 years’ PQE |
180,000 - 240,000 |
| 6-10 years’ PQE |
190,000 - 280,000 |
| 10+ years’ PQE |
220,000 + |
| Head of Legal |
250,000 + |
| General Counsel |
300,000 + |
Base salaries for in-house legal roles in France
| Corporate and commercial roles |
Salary range (€) |
| NQ |
35,000 + |
| 1-2 years’ PQE |
35,000 - 45,000 |
| 3-4 years’ PQE |
46,000 - 56,000 |
| 5-7 years’ PQE |
56,000 - 80,000 |
| 8-9 years’ PQE |
81,000 - 100,000 |
| 10+ years’ PQE |
101,000 + |
| Head of Legal / Director |
120,000 + |
| General Counsel |
160,000 + |
Base salaries for in-house legal roles in Germany
| Roles |
Salary range (€) |
| Legal Counsel (1-3 years’ PQE) |
60,500 - 90,000 |
| Senior Legal Counsel (4+ years’ PQE) |
84,000 - 109,000 |
| Legal Team Lead |
111,500 - 120,000 |
| Head of Legal |
120,200 - 137,000 |
| Legal Director |
149,500 |
| General Counsel |
161,400 |
Base salaries for in-house legal roles in Australia
| Corporate and commercial roles |
Salary range (AU$) |
| NQ |
80,000 - 90,000 |
| 1-2 years’ PQE |
95,000 - 120,000 |
| 3-4 years’ PQE |
130,000 - 180,000 |
| 5-6 years’ PQE |
150,000 - 220,000 |
| 7-8 years’ PQE |
180,000 - 235,000 |
| 9-10 years’ PQE |
185,000 - 240,000 |
| 10+ years’ PQE |
225,000 + |
| Head of Legal / Director |
240,000 + |
| General Counsel |
245,000 + |
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