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Corporate Counsel salary in United States
In the U.S., lawyers (SOC 23-1011) earned a median $159,670 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 14 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $191,500. The middle half of those ads list $169,050 to $214,750, based on 14 salaries from 12 employers, updated 31 Oct 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lawyers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., lawyers (SOC 23-1011) earned a median $159,670 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 14 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $191,500.
- 10th percentile
- $78,360
- 25th percentile
- $102,990
- Median
- $159,670
- 75th percentile
- $221,370
- 90th percentile
- $351,600
Jobiba's job-ad median is 20% above the BLS median.
Occupation: Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) · 754,500 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where lawyers earn the most, May 2025
New York has the highest median for lawyers (SOC 23-1011) at $207,860 a year; Mississippi has the lowest at $91,690. BLS publishes a figure for 53 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $207,860 | $127,580 – $322,120 | 91,870 |
| District of Columbia | $195,190 | $172,060 – $360,310 | 33,070 |
| California | $195,080 | $131,120 – $277,140 | 95,770 |
| Massachusetts | $176,680 | $119,960 – $282,080 | 23,560 |
| Delaware | $173,510 | $130,630 – $226,190 | 2,920 |
| Colorado | $168,520 | $107,420 – $233,910 | 16,720 |
| Virginia | $167,210 | $107,710 – $207,480 | 18,580 |
| Connecticut | $163,600 | $109,450 – $222,930 | 8,420 |
| New Jersey | $161,430 | $116,060 – $220,100 | 23,160 |
| Illinois | $160,800 | $103,020 – $224,450 | 33,590 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | $91,690 | $63,650 – $130,170 | 3,100 |
| Arkansas | $98,880 | $69,470 – $132,490 | 3,430 |
| Wyoming | $100,130 | $79,080 – $134,570 | 900 |
| Kentucky | $101,550 | $78,140 – $149,120 | 5,770 |
| South Dakota | $102,040 | $85,640 – $141,270 | 1,360 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $191,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $191,500
- Sep 2026
- Low $191,500 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 14
- from 12 employers
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 31 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $167,500
- 25th percentile
- $169,050
- Median
- $191,500
- 75th percentile
- $214,750
- 90th percentile
- $224,910
14 salaries · 14 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 14 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 31 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Corporate Counsel salary brackets in United States
How the 14 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $160K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $160K–$170K | 22% 3 listings | |
| $170K–$180K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $180K–$190K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $190K–$200KMedian here | 14% 2 listings | |
| $200K–$210K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $210K–$220K | 22% 3 listings | |
| $220K–$230K | 14% 2 listings | |
| $230K and over | 7% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Corporate Counsel jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Corporate CounselRipple · posted 18 Oct 2026$196,000 – $245,000
- Corporate Counsel, Cybersecurity & EnforcementDoorDash USA · Senior level · posted 18 Sept 2026$183,600 – $270,000
- Corporate Counsel, Telecommunications & RegulatoryDialpad · Senior level · posted 18 Sept 2026$169,000 – $214,000
- Corporate CounselSpaceXSI · Senior level · posted 23 Sept 2026$220,000 – $260,000
- Corporate CounselCatamount Constructors · Senior level · posted 18 Sept 2026$155,000 – $180,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
14 salaries from 12 employers, posted between 31 Oct 2025 and 31 Oct 2026. Last updated 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Corporate Counsel jobs in United States
- Corporate Counsel
Hivemind Capital Partners · New York, New York
$150K – $165K/yr · listed by the employer
- Corporate Counsel
Augustus · New York City, New York, United States
$200K – $300K/yr · listed by the employer
- Corporate Counsel II - M&A
Mercer Advisors · United States
$145K – $155K/yr · listed by the employer
- Corporate Counsel
HP Hood · Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States
$165K – $185K/yr · listed by the employer
- Corporate Counsel
RIDE Mobility · Pasadena, California
$136K – $158K/yr · listed by the employer
- Corporate Counsel
Duolingo · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
$153K – $207K/yr · listed by the employer
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What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Corporate Counsel salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Corporate Counsel salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., lawyers (SOC 23-1011) earned a median $159,670 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 14 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $191,500. The middle half of those job ads pay between $169,050 and $214,750 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Corporate Counsel salary in United States?
From 14 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.