Average Legal Counsel Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $91,241.00/year

The average annual salary of Legal Counsel is $91,241.00

$47,380.00
Low
$91,241.00
Average
$177,120.00
High

The starting salary of Legal Counsel is between $40,273.00 and $47,380.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $177,120.00 and $203,688.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$40,273.00$203,688.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$2,060.00 - $9,720.00
$2,060.00
$203,688.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $91,241.00
  • Weekly Pay : $1,687.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $3,374.00
  • Monthly Salary : $7,311.00

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 84% while of male is only 16%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Legal Counsel salary in New Zealand 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 having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $80,637.89.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Legal Counsel salary would increase again to a total of $99,339.45, adding $18,701.56 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $149,100.00.

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 Contract Negotiation which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 14% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Contract Negotiation.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Legal Compliance with 1%. It can be said that Legal Compliance 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 $81,204.00 whereas the highest earning is $150,548.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $150,548.00 at 65%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 11% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 8% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 65% more than the average salary.