Salary for Practice Area: General

Updated: 5 Feb 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. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Attorney / Lawyer	$64,296
Legal Secretary	$43,166
Paralegal	$40,599
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	$37,003
Legal Assistant	$36,663
General Counsel	$136,802
Corporate Counsel	$102,388
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 5 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 7,647

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Key Statistics for General Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


The Travelers Companies, Inc.	$49,478 - $58,351
U.S. Army	$22,404 - $59,007
Sidley & Austin Llp	$37,642 - $200,000
Family Law Office	$24,160 - $59,000
XYZ Company	$55,500 - $164,848

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$56,867 - $128,853
Bachelor's Degree	$34,213 - $58,169
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$57,688 - $127,176
Associate's Degree	$29,857 - $49,743
Juris Doctor (JD), Law	$59,296 - $136,814

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Gender

	Female 71%			Male 29%
Salary:	$34,786 - $62,195			$51,275 - $133,553

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

33%

5-9 years

20%

10-19 years

23%

20 years or more

17%

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