Salary benchmarking for in-house legal

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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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