Counsel Salary & Career Guide
What 274 live Counsel postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 274
- Employers
- 137
- Remote
- 15%
- Typical pay
- $158k–280k
- Verified live (7d)
- 254
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | $165k | 59 |
| 6–9 years | $200k | 62 |
| 10+ years | $209k | 23 |
Skills in demand
Across 88 counsel postings that named at least one skill
- 26%
- 11%
- 10%
- 9.1%
- 5.7%
- 3.4%
- 2.3%
- 2.3%
- 2.3%
- 2.3%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 248 postings stated one
- 6.0%
- 44%
- 39%
- 12%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 156 postings stated one
- 27%
- 55%
- 18%
Employers hiring for this
Currently open
- Senior Counsel - Employee Benefits (Remote or Hybrid)Posted 7 days agovia workday
- Senior Counsel - Life Insurance Regulatory Counsel (Remote or Hybrid)Posted 7 days agovia workday
- Senior Counsel, Senior Manager - Capital Markets Legal (Corporate)Posted 7 days agovia workday
- Sr Counsel, Privacy and TechnologyPosted 7 days agovia smartrecruiters
- Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions Lead Posted 8 days agovia ashby