Legal Salary Guide Australia 2026
Based on 855 job listings • trending_up Up 7% this month
The median for Legal is 44% above the overall Australia median of A$81,000 per year. Over the past month, median pay has risen 3%. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$91,478 and A$155,000 per year, a 54% spread around the median.
Among listings with published salaries, Legal volume has grown by 7% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Darwin leading at A$129,937 per year while Hobart sits at A$88,574. Leading employers include empire group, Gorilla Jobs and HarperLloyd Recruitment, with 136 open positions between them.
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Salary Distribution
See how Legal salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.
Salaries by City
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Employment Types
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About this data
- Based on 855 listings with advertised salaries.
- Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
- Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
- Data refreshed daily from active job listings.