What is the average Legal & Compliance salary in Los Angeles?

The median midpoint of 8 live Legal & Compliance postings in Los Angeles is $220k a year. Half of them fall between $194k and $231k.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Legal & Compliance salary in Los Angeles

What employers are offering right now, from 8 live Legal & Compliance postings in Los Angeles that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$220k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$194k–$231k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$250k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$105k

$123k

$141k

$159k

$178k

$196k

$214k

$232k

Highest-paying open Legal & Compliance jobs

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HeyGen

Legal Counsel

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto $220k – $280k/yr

machine learningsaascybersecurityDirect from employer Aug 4

Suno

Senior Counsel, Music Business Affairs

NYC · Los Angeles Full-time $200k – $300k/yr

Direct from employer Jun 17

Sr. Manager, Policy Communications

New York, NY, US; Los Angeles, CA, US; District of Columbia, Washington, US $147k – $302k/yr

recruitingDirect from employer 2d ago

Shepherd

Builders Risk Production Lead

San Francisco · New York City Full-time $200k – $245k/yr

sparkDirect from employer Jun 4

Arbor Energy

Head of Legal

El Segundo, CA $200k – $235k/yr

cybersecurityDirect from employer Sep 4

AnySignal

Associate General Counsel, Commercial Contracts

Los Angeles, CA Full-time $170k – $220k/yr

Direct from employer 26d ago

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Legal & Compliance salary: common questions

What is the average Legal & Compliance salary in Los Angeles?: The median midpoint of 8 live Legal & Compliance postings in Los Angeles is $220k a year. Half of them fall between $194k and $231k.
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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