Salary for Practice Area: General

Updated: 19 May 2012

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Practice Area: General

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$21K	C$42K	C$63K
Legal Assistant	C$39,262
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	C$41,984
Legal Secretary	C$37,470
Attorney / Lawyer	C$61,858
Paralegal	C$43,664
Entry-Level Attorney	C$51,473
Associate Attorney	C$60,000
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 19 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 872

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Key Statistics for General Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Heenan Blaikie LLP	Not enough data
McCarthy Tetrault LLP	Not enough data
Miller Thomson LLP	Not enough data
Gowlings (Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP)	Not enough data
Harper Grey LLP	Not enough data

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	C$38,269 - C$62,891
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)	C$43,167 - C$93,301
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	C$50,980 - C$102,500
Associate's Degree	C$35,608 - C$51,876
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	C$51,886 - C$63,615

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Gender

	Female 87%			Male 13%
Salary:	C$34,987 - C$50,747			C$40,862 - C$99,220

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

41%

5-9 years

19%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

15%

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