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Legal salaries in AI

What Legal roles pay in the US in 2026, read straight off 99 live listings that publish compensation. Normalized to USD, and limited to roles that score 50 or above for AI agency.

Scope United States / Global · USD

Median, Legal

$208,725

The middle 80% of Legal pay runs $135K to $292K.

Distribution, P10 to P90

01

Pay by seniority

Level P25 Median P75 Listings
Entry $200K $200K $200K 5
Mid $142K $192K $224K 36
Senior $200K $238K $260K 36
Lead $138K $260K $260K 2
Manager $178K $204K $276K 11
Director $288K $298K $385K 8
5 open Legal roles, scored for AI
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