Salary insights

Salary in Legal in Australia

Market pay levels based on 34 offers with salary.

Browse vacancies

Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median139 945 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average131 657 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile105 192 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile142 222 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile105 192 $
Median139 945 $
Upper quartile142 222 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 105 192 $ and 142 222 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 142 222 $.
  • The upper quartile is 35% above the lower one.
  • The average (131 657 $) is 6% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 34 vacancies with a stated salary.

Compare your salary

Check in one step whether your pay is above or below the market for this selection.

Vacancies with salary

All matching vacancies
Company not specified Brisbane ·

Lawyer

from 85 000 $

Littles Lawyers Solicitor - Personal Injury (WorkCover, Public Liability & CTP) Queensland, Australia Full Time Salary: $85,000.00 per year Position... Company: Littles Lawyers Location: Br…

Full timeOn-siteBrisbane

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (139 945 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (131 657 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 105 192 $ to 142 222 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 105 192 $ and a quarter above 142 222 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 34 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 139 945 $ is the market level, above 142 222 $ is the strong quarter, below 105 192 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.