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.
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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