Remote Legal Counsel salary
Base pay in the United States, from 8 postings by 6 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$226,000
A typical posting offers $175,000 to $264,000.
10th percentile $202k – $228k
middle half $237k
90th percentile
What a Legal Counsel does
Serves as an in-house lawyer advising a company across whatever legal matters come up in its business. Unlike a specialist, legal counsel is usually a generalist: contracts, employment questions, privacy, corporate governance, disputes, and regulatory issues can all land on the same desk. A large part of the job is deciding what to handle internally and what to send to outside counsel.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $170,000 – $258,000 | $225,000 | 5 |
| Senior | $180,000 – $285,500 | $227,000 | 3 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Upstart | $231,000 | 2 |
| Socure | $161,500 | 2 |
Open Legal Counsel jobs with published pay
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Lead Legal Counsel - HELOC
Upstart · Remote (US)
Legal $208,000 – $287,900 per year Posted Jul 10, 2026 -
Lead Legal Counsel, Corporate
GitLab · Remote (US)
Legal $168,000 – $285,600 per year Posted Oct 9, 2026 -
Legal Counsel, Corporate Governance & Regulatory
Cohere · Remote (US)
Legal Full-time $170K - $280K Posted Oct 23, 2026 -
Legal Counsel, Corporate Securities
DoorDash · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Legal Full-time $183,600 – $270,000 per year Posted Aug 25, 2026 -
Legal Counsel (US Infrastructure)
Nebius · Remote (US)
Legal $206,400 – $258,000 per year Posted Oct 7, 2026 -
Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets
Upstart · Remote (US)
Legal $179,900 – $249,100 per year Posted Nov 10, 2026 -
Legal Counsel, Commercial Contracts
Socure · Remote (US)
Operations Full-time $150K - $180K Posted Oct 15, 2026 -
Legal Counsel, Identity & Trust Products
Socure · Remote (US)
Operations Full-time $140K - $175K Posted Oct 29, 2026