2021 Salary Guide: Legal

April 24, 2021

Salary Guide

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Here are their salaries for each state:

All salary numbers are in ‘000

PRIVATE PRACTICE – TOP TIERParalegalGraduate 0 – 1 yrs P.A.EP1 – 2 yrs P.A.E2 – 3 yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney60
51-89
65
60-70
70
65-80
75
69-87
87
81-102
VIC – Melbourne66
47-71
56
52-66
65
56-71
77
66-87
87
77-92
QLD – Brisbane56
47-77
55
55-70
63
56-77
72
63-87
80
77-94
WA – Perth56
47-77
56
56-65
63
56-69
71
66-81
80
77-91
ACT – Canberra59
47-63
59
52-66
64
54-69
75
66-84
86
75-87
NZ – Auckland56
41-66
51
56-61
56
49-61
61
56-71
77
66-87
NZ – Christchurch51
41-59
46
44-51
51
46-56
56
51-59
71
66-82
PRIVATE PRACTICE – TOP TIER3 – 4 yrs P.A.E4 – 5 yrs P.A.E 5 – 6 yrs P.A.E6+ yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney102
87-119
120
110-138
138
122-149
158
140-168
VIC – Melbourne97
82-112
107
92-128
128
102-148
143
122-163
QLD – Brisbane90
82-107
110
89-133
121
100-148
131
112-167
WA – Perth90
82-107
107
93-125
121
102-135
131
114-160
ACT – Canberra102
87-107
110
97-122
124
108-139
133
114-160
NZ – Auckland90
77-92
100
87-112
117
92-143
128
107-158
NZ – Christchurch77
71-92
92
87-112
102
87-128
122
97-133
PRIVATE PRACTICE – TOP TIERSenior Associate Special Counsel Salaried Partner Equity Partner
NSW – Sydney187
149-233
200+280+700+
VIC – Melbourne173
143-214
200
185-230
270+520+
QLD – Brisbane165
128-130
200
183-230
250500
WA – Perth158
140-187
200
190-228
250500
ACT – Canberra157
122-197
200+250+400+
NZ – Auckland163
128-194
180+190+320+
NZ – Christchurch143
112-163
120+150+250+
PRIVATE PRACTICE – MID TIERParalegalGraduate 0 – 1 yrs P.A.E1 – 2 yrs P.A.E2 – 3 yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney60
50-80
60
55-67
65
60-71
70
65-80
80
70-91
VIC – Melbourne56
47-71
52
52-66
56
52-71
65
56-77
74
61-87
QLD – Brisbane56
51-77
52
52-61
56<56>56-6565
60-69
74
65-80
WA – Perth56
47-69
52
52-60
56
56-65
65
60-69
74
65-80
ACT – Canberra53
48-58
61
56-66
62
54-70
73
65-82
79
70-88
NZ – Auckland54
41-61
49
41-56
54
46-61
59
52-66
71
61-82
NZ – Christchurch51
41-59
46
44-51
51
46-56
56
51-59
71
66-82
PRIVATE PRACTICE – MID TIER3 – 4 yrs P.A.E4 – 5 yrs P.A.E5 – 6 yrs P.A.E6+ yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney92
80-105
110
95-125
125
107-138
137
125-152
VIC – Melbourne84
71-97
102
87-112
112
97-133
128
102-138
QLD – Brisbane86
77-94
93
87-117
107
97-133
121
112-143
WA – Perth88
80-95
97
92-121
107
102-125
121
112-140
ACT – Canberra88
80-95
107
97-117
122
108-128
125
112-143
NZ – Auckland77
71-92
87
77-102
92
77-112
112
87-133
NZ – Christchurch77
71-87
82
71-97
87
71-102
102
82-102
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PRIVATE PRACTICE – MID TIERSenior Associate Special Counsel Salaried Partner Equity Partner
NSW – Sydney160
140-185
183+230+300+
VIC – Melbourne140
128-168
180
160-200
220+290+
QLD – Brisbane140
128-167
169
155-183
230280
WA – Perth140
131-167
169
155-183
220274
ACT – Canberra140
125-150
160+200+300+<
NZ – Auckland133
102-163
140+150+200+
NZ – Christchurch112
102-133
115+125+130+
PRIVATE PRACTICE – SMALL PRACTICESParalegalGraduate0 – 1 yrs P.A.E1 – 2 yrs P.A.E2-3 yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney50
47-69
55
52-60
58
53-65
60
55-74
70
60-84
VIC – Melbourne47
47-61
52
52-53
57
53-61
60
54-66
61
55-82
QLD – Brisbane50
46-77
53
52-55
57<56>53-6155
54-65
65
60-77
WA – Perth47
47-60
52
52-53
54
53-56
54
54-65
60
56-80
ACT – Canberra52
47-57
54
52-63
59
54-63
68
63-72
77
69-85
NZ – Auckland51
41-61
49
41-56
53
41-56
56
46-61
63
51-71
NZ – Christchurch51
41-56
46
49-51
51
43-56
51
46-59
61
56-71
PRIVATE PRACTICE – SMALL PRACTICES3 – 4 yrs P.A.E4 – 5 yrs P.A.E5 – 6 yrs P.A.E6+ yrs P.A.E
NSW – Sydney82
70-95
95
82-115
110
95-125
125
110-138
VIC – Melbourne77
66-92
77
71-102
92
87-112
107
97-133
QLD – Brisbane77
69-90
77
77-102
95<56>82-11298
87-133
WA – Perth74
69-84
77
68-93
85
81-111
98
81-119
ACT – Canberra85
78-93
91
86-116
102
97-107
121
107-135
NZ – Auckland71
56-82
91
86-116
102
97-107
121
107-135
NZ – Christchurch71
66-82
71
66-82
77
71-87
92
82-102


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