Juris Doctor (JD), Law Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 Jun 2013

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Employees with a Juris Doctor (JD), Law Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$120K	$240K
Attorney / Lawyer	$44,110 - $146,358
Associate Attorney	$40,579 - $107,181
Associate Attorney (Law Firm)	$40,798 - $134,728
General Counsel	$65,743 - $235,051
Corporate Counsel	$63,675 - $160,250
Associate General Counsel	$72,129 - $225,266
Staff Attorney	$48,722 - $109,811
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,488

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Juris Doctor (JD), Law Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Georgetown University Law Center	$79,463 - $226,031
Widener University School of Law	$30,410 - $162,768
University of Florida (UF)	$49,176 - $161,689
Brooklyn Law School	$40,894 - $190,628
John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL	$47,500 - $165,000

Popular Cities

Salary Range


New York, New York	$59,173 - $222,815
Washington, District of Columbia	$52,364 - $169,415
Chicago, Illinois	$45,000 - $183,856
Los Angeles, California	$52,381 - $201,242
San Francisco, California	$71,247 - $183,118

Gender

	Female 44%			Male 56%
Salary:	$58,579 - $109,701			$60,479 - $126,928

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