Salary for Corporate Counsel Jobs

Updated: 12 Feb 2012

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	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	$70K	$140K	$210K
Salary	$66,764 - $167,044
Bonus	$3,632 - $39,682
Profit Sharing	$1,184 - $32,438
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$68,122 - $196,524
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 12 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 762

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Job Listings for Corporate Counsel Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	General Counsel - Transactional & Corporate Formalities	Top Nevada Housing Developer	Las Vegas, Nevada
	all corporate legal services, and provide counsel on... Corporate Representation. Oversight of corporate formation and maintenance; counsel regarding Company’s... Indeed
Jan 19	Corporate Counsel - 1916	Sungard	Malvern, Pennsylvania
	Position Description As part of the Corporate legal group, provide legal counsel to SunGard’s sales and operations teams, primarily in the Company’s Higher... Indeed
Jan 10	Corporate Counsel	Meijer	Grand Rapids, Michigan
	is seeking a Corporate Counsel to work in our legal... structure The Corporate Counsel position will report to an attorney at the level of Senior Counsel... Indeed
Jan 19	Corporate Counsel, Payments	Amazon	Seattle, Washington
	is looking for a Corporate Counsel to support Amazon... providers, and strategic arrangements.The Corporate Counsel will be expected to participate in other... Indeed

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Information Technology (IT) Services	$63,764 - $180,405
Software Applications	$66,066 - $180,129
Insurance	$67,909 - $182,827
Financial Services	$66,125 - $181,388
Healthcare	$66,913 - $182,047

Key Statistics for Corporate Counsel Jobs

Gender

	Female 52%			Male 48%
Salary:	$82,745 - $142,563			$84,431 - $145,809

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

28%

5-9 years

36%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$64,818 - $173,291
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$66,681 - $178,369
Juris Doctor (JD), Law	$63,546 - $164,162
Bachelor's Degree	$81,990 - $176,652
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$89,528 - $136,350

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 91%		Dental: 82%
	Vision: 64%		None: 8%

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Career Path for Corporate Counsel Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Corporate Counsel

Salary Range

$68,122 - $196,524

	Associate Attorney $43,994 - $151,514
	Attorney / Lawyer $45,038 - $180,556
	Associate Attorney (Law Firm) $45,699 - $145,539

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Corporate Counsel

Salary Range

$68,122 - $196,524

	Senior Staff Counsel $90,446 - $227,796
	Associate General Counsel $70,571 - $244,317
	Assistant General Counsel $66,369 - $238,118

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Corporate Counsel Job Description

People with the job title Corporate Counsel typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Lawyers

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, and manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.