Salary for Skill: Legal Research

Updated: 10 Feb 2012

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Skill: Legal Research

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	$23K	$46K	$69K
Attorney / Lawyer	$68,576
Paralegal	$40,972
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	$37,227
Paralegal or Legal Assistant	$39,673
Corporate Paralegal	$60,102
Associate Attorney (Law Firm)	$61,543
Contract Administrator	$57,126
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,393

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Key Statistics for Legal Research Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Duke Energy Corp	Not enough data
PricewaterhouseCoopers	Not enough data
Grant Thornton Llp	Not enough data
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company	Not enough data
U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)	Not enough data

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$34,442 - $59,100
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$56,659 - $97,788
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$56,133 - $95,302
Associate's Degree	$30,239 - $48,775
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$36,305 - $68,635

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Gender

	Female 71%			Male 29%
Salary:	$36,869 - $66,170			$49,365 - $92,210

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

40%

5-9 years

20%

10-19 years

19%

20 years or more

14%

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