Legal & Compliance salary in United States

517 open legal & compliance postings in United States publish a pay range. Converted to a yearly figure, the median is $174K, and the middle half sits between $124K and $232K. These figures cover the 665 open legal & compliance jobs in United States, of which 78% show pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer, not what people are paid, and senior roles publish pay less often.

Counted from live job postings on 16 Oct 2026; newest posted 16 Oct 2026.

665

open jobs

240

employers

$174K

median pay (517 ranges)

remote

Advertised pay, yearly

$124K

25th percentile

$174K

Median

$232K

75th percentile

By level

Entry level

$149K

$116K – $240K · 19

Mid level

$165K

$110K – $228K · 299

Senior

$195K

$134K – $243K · 81

Staff/Principal

$190K

$155K – $208K · 6

Manager

$171K

$124K – $209K · 63

Director

$227K

$182K – $282K · 29

Executive

$291K

$217K – $381K · 18

Top employers

Skills asked for most

negotiation 101 saas 61 recruiting 56 security 47 accounting 42 customer success 31 machine learning 19 salesforce 15 b2b 15 sql 12

Questions people ask

What is the average legal & compliance salary in United States?

The median advertised pay is $174K a year, from 517 postings with a published range. Half of them fall between $124K and $232K.

How does legal & compliance pay change with seniority in United States?

Median by level: entry level $149K (19 postings); mid level $165K (299 postings); senior $195K (81 postings); staff/principal $190K (6 postings); manager $171K (63 postings); director $227K (29 postings); executive $291K (18 postings).

Who is hiring legal & compliance staff in United States?

240 employers have open roles; the most active are Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys (47), Jobgether (26), Legora (21), Harvey (21) and SpaceX (20).

Legal & Compliance pay in other countries

Legal & Compliance salary in United Kingdom 46 Legal & Compliance salary in Canada 24

Other salaries in United States

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Legal & Compliance: jobs and interviews

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Legal & Compliance salary in United States

Advertised pay, yearly

By level

Top employers

Skills asked for most

Questions people ask

Legal & Compliance pay in other countries

Other salaries in United States

Legal & Compliance: jobs and interviews

Pay tools

Legal & Compliance salary in United States

Advertised pay, yearly

By level

Top employers

Skills asked for most

Questions people ask

Legal & Compliance pay in other countries

Other salaries in United States

Legal & Compliance: jobs and interviews

Pay tools

Latest jobs with pay shown