Salaries / Legal Salary in New York
Legal Salary in New York
The median Legal salary in New York is $180K/yr based on 86 disclosed-pay job postings from 53 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $135K/yr and $236K/yr.
$180K/yrmedian
$135K/yr – $236K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
86disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- Wells Fargo$248K/yr3 disclosed
- Harvey$225K/yr6 disclosed
- Sigma Computing$193K/yr3 disclosed
- Axon$168K/yr3 disclosed
- Morgan Stanley$160K/yr3 disclosed
- TD Bank$118K/yr5 disclosed
- ACLU$108K/yr4 disclosed
- KeyBank$98K/yr6 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Legal roles in New York on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.