Average Corporate Counsel Salary

The top respondents for the job title Corporate Counsel are from the companies Society of Actuaries, SBA Network Services, Inc. and Iconix Brand Group. Reported salaries are highest at Amazon.com Inc where the average pay is $167,048. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include SBA Network Services, Inc. and McKesson Corp., earning around $128,053 and $120,992, respectively. Iconix Brand Group pays the lowest at around $85,961. Society of Actuaries and True Blue, Inc also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $87,846 and $110,000, respectively.

Skills in Contract Negotiation are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Corporate Governance, Legal Document Review, Contract Management and Legal Compliance.

An entry-level Corporate Counsel with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $77,920 based on 29 salaries. An early career Corporate Counsel with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $97,750 based on 860 salaries. A mid-career Corporate Counsel with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $123,077 based on 912 salaries. An experienced Corporate Counsel with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $141,156 based on 484 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $153,629.

Employees with Corporate Counsel in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 33.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (26.4% more) and Boston, Massachusetts (5.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (10.9% less).