Legal Jobs in Australia

855 positions available • Up 7% this month

Compared to the national median of A$79,200, Legal salaries in Australia sit 47% above. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$91,478 and A$155,000 per year. Median salaries have risen 3% over the past month.

Australia has 855 Legal roles with published salaries, with volume growing 7% month-on-month. Leading employers include empire group, Gorilla Jobs and HarperLloyd Recruitment.

For a detailed breakdown, see the full Legal salary guide for Australia.

Median Salary
A$116,769
Up 3% this month
25th Percentile
A$91,478
No change this month
75th Percentile
A$155,000
Up 3% this month

Salary Distribution

See how Legal salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.

Under A$60,000
41 jobs (5%)
A$60,000 – A$80,000
63 jobs (7%)
A$80,000 – A$100,000
166 jobs (19%)
A$100,000 – A$120,000
162 jobs (19%)
A$120,000 – A$140,000
139 jobs (16%)
A$140,000 – A$160,000
79 jobs (9%)
A$160,000 – A$180,000
81 jobs (9%)
A$180,000 – A$200,000
46 jobs (5%)
A$200,000 – A$250,000
56 jobs (7%)
A$250,000+
22 jobs (3%)

Employment Types

Breakdown of Legal positions by employment type in Australia.

Full-time
785 jobs (92%)
Contract
43 jobs (5%)
Part-time
26 jobs (3%)
Casual
1 job (<1%)

Sub-categories

Breakdown of Legal roles by sub-category in Australia.

Legal Secretaries
144 jobs (17%)
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
84 jobs (10%)
Family Law
79 jobs (9%)
Law Clerks & Paralegals
68 jobs (8%)
Property Law
63 jobs (7%)
Law Firm Generalists
61 jobs (7%)
Other
59 jobs (7%)
In-house Generalists
58 jobs (7%)
Criminal & Civil Law
53 jobs (6%)
Corporate & Commercial Law
51 jobs (6%)
Personal Injury Law
32 jobs (4%)
Industrial Relations & Employment Law
29 jobs (3%)
Insurance & Superannuation Law
26 jobs (3%)
Construction Law
17 jobs (2%)
Legal Practice Management
11 jobs (1%)
Banking & Finance Law
8 jobs (1%)
Environment & Planning Law
5 jobs (1%)
Tax Law
4 jobs (<1%)
Intellectual Property Law
3 jobs (<1%)

Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Legal professionals in Australia.

E
empire group
50 open positions
G
Gorilla Jobs
47 open positions
H
HarperLloyd Recruitment
39 open positions
N
Naiman Clarke
37 open positions
K
Kaleidoscope Legal Recruitment
22 open positions
D
Department of Justice & Attorney General QLD
18 open positions
L
Law Staff
16 open positions
D
DiMention Recruitment
16 open positions
U
u&u. Recruitment Partners
14 open positions
B
Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment
12 open positions
A
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
12 open positions
A
Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency
9 open positions
A
AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd
9 open positions
V
Victoria Police
9 open positions
F
Federal Court of Australia
8 open positions
C
Charterhouse
7 open positions
A
Amicus Legal Recruitment
7 open positions
L
Lead Group
7 open positions
A
Alex Correa Executive
7 open positions
P
Peppercorn Recruitment
6 open positions

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A$65K-A$75K p/a
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Brisbane, QLD
A$7 p/h
Full-time
Hybrid

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Sydney, NSW
A$75K-A$85K p/a
Full-time
On-site

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Edward Jacobs

Canberra, ACT
A$90K-A$110K p/a
Full-time
Hybrid

About this data

  • Based on 855 active listings in Australia.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.
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