Juris Doctor (JD), Law Degree Salary

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Updated: 22 May 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	$44,114 - $148,813
Associate Attorney	$40,411 - $108,440
Associate Attorney (Law Firm)	$41,140 - $132,573
General Counsel	$66,084 - $238,390
Corporate Counsel	$64,172 - $159,711
Associate General Counsel	$70,957 - $219,388
Staff Attorney	$48,722 - $109,811
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 22 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,483

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

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Widener University School of Law	$30,410 - $162,768
Georgetown University Law Center	$79,463 - $226,031
University of Florida (UF)	$49,377 - $160,746
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 - $217,031
Washington, District of Columbia	$52,116 - $171,591
Chicago, Illinois	$45,156 - $182,823
Los Angeles, California	$52,381 - $213,750
Houston, Texas	$55,410 - $208,539

Gender

	Female 44%			Male 56%
Salary:	$58,216 - $109,638			$60,720 - $127,588

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