Average Legal Counsel Salary in India

Annual Base Salary - ₹12,92,861.00/year

The average annual salary of Legal Counsel is ₹12,92,861.00

₹4,81,010.00
Low
₹12,92,861.00
Average
₹31,50,000.00
High

The starting salary of Legal Counsel is between ₹4,08,859.00 and ₹4,81,010.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between ₹31,50,000.00 and ₹36,22,500.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
₹4,08,859.00₹36,22,500.00
Average Hourly Pay - ₹1,034.46/hour

The average hourly pay of Legal Counsel is ₹1,034.46.

₹159.00
Low
₹1,034.46
Average
₹1,100.00
High

The starting hourly rate is between ₹135.00 and ₹159.00 for Legal Counsel whereas the maximum hourly wage is between ₹1,100.00 and ₹1,265.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
₹135.00₹1,265.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
₹24,720.00 - ₹7,01,960.00
₹24,720.00
₹36,22,500.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
₹544.00 - ₹8,56,000.00
₹544.00
₹36,22,500.00
  • Currency : INR
  • Annual Salary : ₹12,92,861.00
  • Hourly Pay : ₹1,034.46
  • Weekly Pay : ₹22,810.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : ₹45,620.00
  • Monthly Salary : ₹98,843.00

Legal Counsel Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Legal Counsel. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Legal Counsel compared to male. Their involvement is 53% while of male is only 47%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Legal Counsel salary in India on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Legal Counsel working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around ₹5,08,798.37.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of ₹2,40,476.74 which would give a total wage of INR749,275.11.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Legal Counsel salary would increase again to a total of ₹12,39,149.13, adding ₹4,89,874.02 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of ₹26,13,588.08.

And finally, once the Legal Counsel gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach ₹32,00,792.26.

Prominent Skills Affecting Legal Counsel Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Legal Counsel's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Legal Counsel when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Legal Counsel is Mergers and Acquisitions which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 163% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Mergers and Acquisitions.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Contract Negotiation with 1%. It can be said that Contract Negotiation skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Legal Counsel. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is ₹5,30,073.00 whereas the highest earning is ₹33,74,367.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of ₹33,74,367.00 at 161%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 59% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 40% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 0% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 115% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 161% more than the average salary.

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