Australia HUDSON SALARY GUIDES 2015 Legal
about this publication This Salary Guide is a compilation of salary and market information provided by Hudson consultants, clients, candidates and other sources across Australia. Information was gathered by drawing on the extensive knowledge of our recruitment consultants across Hudson s specialist practice groups. Hudson is a global talent solutions company with expertise in leadership and specialised recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and talent management across key industry sectors. Our specialist recruiters are industry professionals who understand their market and the roles they recruit for and how much those roles are worth. All salaries are inclusive of superannuation but do not include bonuses/incentive schemes/stock options. table of contents NSW (Sydney). 2 VIC (Melbourne). 6 QLD (Brisbane). 10 WA (Perth). 12 1
NSW SYDNEY job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Boutique Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 55,000 77,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 55,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 70,000 95,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 80,000 110,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 90,000 135,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE 94,000 140,000 Lawyer SA1 100,000 150,000 Lawyer SA2 110,000 160,000 Lawyer SA3 120,000 175,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 130,000 230,000 Salaried Partner 180,000 300,000+ Mid Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 65,000 78,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 70,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 75,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 85,000 115,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 90,000 130,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 105,000 140,000 Lawyer SA1 110,000 145,000 Lawyer SA2 115,000 150,000 Lawyer SA3 120,000 180,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 145,000 260,000 Salaried Partner 210,000 210,000+ Top Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 75,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 76,000 95,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 86,000 120,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 95,000 130,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 110,000 140,000 2
NSW SYDNEY job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Top Tier (cont.) Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 115,000 145,000 Lawyer SA1 145,000 175,000 Lawyer SA2 150,000 180,000 Lawyer SA3 155,000 200,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 180,000 300,000 Salaried Partner 350,000 350,000+ Corporate In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 100,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 95,000 120,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 130,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 155,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 175,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 135,000 220,000 Deputy General Counsel 150,000 280,000 General Counsel 200,000 300,000+ Financial Services In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 100,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 120,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 135,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 145,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 150,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 140,000 200,000 Deputy General Counsel 150,000 280,000 General Counsel 200,000 350,000+ 3
NSW SYDNEY job title Permanent AUD per year FMCG/Industrial Minimum Maximum In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 135,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 140,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 150,000 Deputy General Counsel 150,000 250,000 General Counsel 200,000 350,000+ Government Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 90,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 110,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 95,000 120,000 Lawyer 6 10 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 150,000 Lawyer SES1 6 160,000 160,000+ IT & Communication In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 130,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 140,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 150,000 Deputy General Counsel 150,000 250,000 General Counsel 200,000 350,000+ 4
NSW SYDNEY job title Permanent AUD per year Not for Profit Minimum Maximum In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 55,000 65,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 60,000 75,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 80,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 90,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 100,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 120,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 135,000 Deputy General Counsel 140,000 170,000 General Counsel 150,000 200,000+ Property & Construction In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 95,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 95,000 120,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 140,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 145,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 130,000 150,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 140,000 180,000 Deputy General Counsel 200,000 280,000 General Counsel 280,000 350,000+ Resources In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 100,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 130,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 140,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 130,000 145,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 140,000 160,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 150,000 180,000 Deputy General Counsel 200,000 280,000 General Counsel 280,000 350,000+ 5
VIC MELBOURNE job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Boutique Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 55,000 70,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 70,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 75,000 95,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 85,000 105,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 93,000 120,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE 88,000 118,000 Lawyer SA1 110,000 124,000 Lawyer SA2 125,000 134,000 Lawyer SA3 113,000 165,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 124,000 185,000 Salaried Partner 149,000 309,000+ Mid Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 67,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 70,000 83,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 75,000 90,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 82,000 95,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 93,000 110,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 103,000 125,000 Lawyer SA1 118,000 135,000 Lawyer SA2 118,000 140,000 Lawyer SA3 125,000 165,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 155,000 227,000 Salaried Partner 206,000 206,000+ Top Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 68,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 75,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 84,000 95,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 95,000 105,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 103,000 125,000 6
VIC MELBOURNE job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Top Tier (cont.) Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 118,000 130,000 Lawyer SA1 130,000 145,000 Lawyer SA2 139,000 160,000 Lawyer SA3 149,000 175,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 185,000 278,000 Salaried Partner 309,000 309,000+ Financial Services In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 74,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 93,000 105,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 103,000 112,500 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 145,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 134,000 206,000 Deputy General Counsel 165,000 247,000 General Counsel 185,000 309,000+ FMCG/Industrial In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 72,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 74,000 82,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 82,000 95,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 93,000 100,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 103,000 125,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 152,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 134,000 185,000 Deputy General Counsel 165,000 220,000 General Counsel 196,000 300,000+ 7
VIC MELBOURNE job title Permanent AUD per year IT & Communications Minimum Maximum In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 74,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 93,000 105,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 103,000 112,500 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 145,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 134,000 206,000 Deputy General Counsel 165,000 247,000 General Counsel 185,000 309,000+ Not for Profit In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 62,000 70,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 75,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 92,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 93,000 100,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 105,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 120,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 150,000 Deputy General Counsel 150,000 165,000 General Counsel 160,000 200,000+ Property/Construction In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 74,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 105,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 93,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 135,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 108,000 150,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 134,000 170,000 8
VIC MELBOURNE job title Permanent AUD per year Property & Construction (cont.) Minimum Maximum In-house (cont.) Deputy General Counsel 165,000 250,000 General Counsel 200,000 320,000+ Resources/Utilities In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 77,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 74,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 105,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 95,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 103,000 130,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 113,000 155,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 135,000 200,000 Deputy General Counsel 165,000 247,000 General Counsel 196,000 309,000+ 9
QLD BRISBANE job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Boutique Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 50,000 65,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 60,000 75,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 65,000 80,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 75,000 90,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 85,000 105,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE 90,000 110,000 Lawyer SA1 95,000 115,000 Lawyer SA2 105,000 125,000 Lawyer SA3 125,000 160,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 140,000 220,000 Salaried Partner 170,000 170,000+ Mid Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 75,000 80,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 80,000 90,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 85,000 110,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 90,000 110,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 95,000 120,000 Lawyer SA1 110,000 130,000 Lawyer SA2 120,000 140,000 Lawyer SA3 130,000 150,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 150,000 200,000 Salaried Partner 200,000 200,000+ Top Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 67,000 74,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 74,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 95,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 105,000 120,000 10
QLD BRISBANE job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Top Tier (cont.) Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 115,000 130,000 Lawyer SA1 115,000 140,000 Lawyer SA2 120,000 150,000 Lawyer SA3 130,000 160,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 140,000 240,000 Salaried Partner 300,000 300,000+ In-house Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 65,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 95,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 110,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 130,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 100,000 145,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 155,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 140,000 180,000 Deputy General Counsel 155,000 250,000 General Counsel 150,000 412,000+ Government Lawyer PO3 71,000 78,000 Lawyer PO4 80,000 88,000 Lawyer PO5 93,000 100,000 Lawyer PO6 104,000 112,000 Lawyer SO1 116,000 122,000 Lawyer SO2 147,000 161,000 Lawyer SES1 149,000 167,000 Lawyer SES2 176,000 204,000 Lawyer SES3 208,000 238,000 Lawyer SES4 246,000 258,000 11
WA PERTH job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Boutique Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 65,000 91,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 76,000 102,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 88,000 107,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 99,000 128,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 120,000 160,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE 122,000 165,000 Lawyer SA1 145,000 180,000 Lawyer SA2 150,000 190,000 Lawyer SA3 172,000 210,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 220,000 300,000 Salaried Partner 350,000 500,000 Mid Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 67,000 77,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 73,000 87,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 84,000 97,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 90,000 114,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 109,000 135,000 Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 115,000 140,000 Lawyer SA1 126,000 160,000 Lawyer SA2 132,000 170,000 Lawyer SA3 140,000 192,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 160,000 250,000 Salaried Partner 350,000 500,000 Top Tier Lawyer 0 1 year PQE 74,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 years PQE 78,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 years PQE 82,000 89,000 Lawyer 3 4 years PQE 95,000 110,000 Lawyer 4 5 years PQE 108,000 130,000 12
WA PERTH job title Permanent AUD per year Minimum Maximum Top Tier (cont.) Lawyer 5 6 years PQE Not SA 120,000 144,000 Lawyer SA1 132,000 155,000 Lawyer SA2 140,000 160,000 Lawyer SA3 145,000 170,000 Lawyer SA4/Special Counsel 160,000 250,000 Salaried Partner 300,000 500,000 In-house Deputy General Counsel 140,000 400,000 General Counsel 180,000 500,000+ Corporate In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 76,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 80,000 92,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 90,000 102,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 105,000 120,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 115,000 130,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 150,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 135,000 250,000 Deputy General Counsel 165,000 350,000 General Counsel 180,000 350,000+ Financial Services In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 88,000 110,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 98,000 115,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 105,000 125,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 115,000 135,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 125,000 230,000 Deputy General Counsel 160,000 300,000 General Counsel 220,000 300,000+ 13
WA PERTH job title PERmanent AUD per year FMCG/Industrial Minimum Maximum In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs Pae/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs Pae/PQE 70,000 85,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs Pae/PQE 85,000 105,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs Pae/PQE 98,000 115,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs Pae/PQE 105,000 125,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs Pae/PQE 115,000 135,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs Pae/PQE 125,000 220,000 Deputy General Counsel 160,000 300,000 General Counsel 200,000 300,000+ IT & Communication In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs Pae/PQE 65,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs Pae/PQE 70,000 88,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs Pae/PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs Pae/PQE 95,000 110,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs Pae/PQE 105,000 125,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs Pae/PQE 115,000 140,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs Pae/PQE 125,000 220,000 Deputy General Counsel 160,000 300,000 General Counsel 180,000 300,000+ Not for Profit In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs Pae/PQE 63,000 75,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs Pae/PQE 67,000 80,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs Pae/PQE 74,000 90,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs Pae/PQE 90,000 105,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs Pae/PQE 100,000 115,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs Pae/PQE 105,000 120,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs Pae/PQE 120,000 220,000 Deputy General Counsel 140,000 220,000 General Counsel 175,000 300,000+ 14
WA PERTH job title Permanent AUD per year Property/Construction Minimum Maximum In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 70,000 80,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 90,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 100,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 98,000 110,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 105,000 130,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 140,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 220,000 Deputy General Counsel 180,000 300,000 General Counsel 200,000 300,000+ Resources In-house Lawyer 0 1 yrs PAE/PQE 75,000 85,000 Lawyer 1 2 yrs PAE/PQE 85,000 98,000 Lawyer 2 3 yrs PAE/PQE 92,000 112,000 Lawyer 3 4 yrs PAE/PQE 110,000 130,000 Lawyer 4 5 yrs PAE/PQE 120,000 145,000 Lawyer 5 6 yrs PAE/PQE 135,000 165,000 Lawyer 6+ yrs PAE/PQE 145,000 260,000 Deputy General Counsel 200,000 400,000 General Counsel 280,000 500,000+ 15
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