Six Figure Work

Attorney and counsel jobs with a published base of $100K+

Titles on this page run from attorney and senior counsel to associate and assistant general counsel, with commercial, employment, litigation and privacy work all represented. Employers range across tech companies, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies, law firms and drug makers.

Published pay at a glance

1,019 open postings from 425 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$169,300
Median midpoint of published ranges
$200,100
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$136K and $202K
Median published range width
$62K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
67%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
31%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K159
  2. $125K - $150K179
  3. $150K - $175K219
  4. $175K - $200K149
  5. $200K - $225K138
  6. $225K - $250K70
  7. $250K - $275K52
  8. $275K - $300K21
  9. $300K - $325K10
  10. $325K - $350K14
  11. $350K - $375K6
  12. $375K - $400K1
  13. $400K+1

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

291 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 1,019 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Fireworks AI4$355K
OpenAI10$330K
Anthropic8$300K
Clifford Chance4$285K
C3 AI3$252K
Waymo3$251K
Roku6$245K
Jackson Lewis20$235K
Cboe4$233,800
Cisco6$233,600

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (257), New York (156), Washington, DC (74), Virginia (54), Texas (48), Washington (43), Massachusetts (34), New Jersey (34), Illinois (29), Maryland (28).

Of the 30% of postings that state a workplace: 25% remote, 58% hybrid, 16% on-site. 70% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.