Legal Salary in Chicago (2026)

Top-paying companies in Chicago

Median of disclosed midpoints; companies with at least 3 disclosed salaries.

Recent Legal jobs with disclosed pay

• Legal Engineer - Tax — Legora · Chicago · $225k–$325k
• Legal Engineer - In-House — Legora · Chicago · $225k–$325k
• Corporate Paralegal - Chicago — Axiomtalentplatform · US - US - Chicago · $105k–$325k
• Employment Law Attorney — Morganmorganjobsapplynow · Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Chicago, Illinois, United States; Detroit, Michigan, United States; Indiana; Kentucky; Ohio, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States · $85k–$500k
• Head of AMER Legal Engineering (Law Firms) — Harvey · Chicago · $400k–$450k
• Head of AMER Legal Engineering (In-House) — Harvey · Chicago · $400k–$450k
• Legal Engineer, Product Specialist Manager — Harvey · Chicago · $315k–$385k
• Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory) — Harvey · Chicago · $220k–$320k
• Legal Engineer (In-House) — Harvey · Chicago · $220k–$320k
• Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Corporate) — Harvey · Chicago · $220k–$320k

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Methodology

Figures are computed from base-salary ranges that employers disclose directly on live job postings tracked by ForgeApply (as of 2026-07-14). For each posting we take the midpoint of the disclosed range, then report the median and the 25th–75th percentile band across all matching postings. Postings without disclosed pay are excluded, which can skew results toward companies and states with pay transparency requirements. This is marketplace data about current openings, not an estimate of total compensation or of any individual offer.

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