Chief Legal Officer
Chief Legal Officer Job Description
Legal Executives /General Counsels Oversee the legal affairs of a company/division. Direct legal staff operations, business planning and budget development. Advise company’s management on legal issues. Manage outside counsel. General Counsel & Corporate Secretaries Oversee the legal affairs of a company/division. Act in a corporate secretary role; taking minutes at board meetings. Direct legal staff operations, business planning and budget development. Advise company’s management on legal issues. Manage outside counsel.
Chief Legal Officer Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Chief Legal Officer is $200007 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $350139. The lowest salary reported was $76819. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Chief Legal Officer is $99.46 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $174.11. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $38.2. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Chief Legal Officer are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $3750 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Chief Legal Officer. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – n/a
Florida – n/a
Illinois – n/a
New York – $183,998 – $246,694
Ohio – n/a
Utah – n/a
These are the highest paying cities for a Chief Legal Officer. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York –
Salt Lake City, Utah –
Canton, Ohio –
Chicago, Illinois –
Calabasas, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Chief Legal Officer from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $200007 while in 2007 it was just $185482.99
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 77% of Chief Legal Officers were males while 23% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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