Average Legal Administrator Salary

Skills in Office Administration and Human Resources (HR) are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Legal Document Review, Legal Compliance and Legal Administration.

An entry-level Legal Administrator with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $41,295 based on 10 salaries. An early career Legal Administrator with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $53,418 based on 104 salaries. A mid-career Legal Administrator with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $58,131 based on 57 salaries. An experienced Legal Administrator with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $66,103 based on 91 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $70,777.

Employees with Legal Administrator in their job title in Chicago, Illinois earn an average of 20.5% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Diego, California (11.3% more) and Denver, Colorado (3.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Charlottesville, Virginia (26.6% less), Las Vegas, Nevada (6.1% less) and Los Angeles, California (2.9% less).