Legal Salaries (2025)
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 202512 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|---|---|
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates (US) | — | $153,990 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers (US) | — | $117,860 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators (US) | — | $75,530 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other (US) | — | $72,110 |
| Judicial Law Clerks (US) | — | $64,920 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants (US) | — | $62,890 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (US) | — | $58,650 |
| Solicitors and lawyers | £53,314 | $159,670 |
| Barristers and judges | £34,253 | $155,120 |
| Legal professionals n.e.c. | £33,822 | $159,670 |
| Legal associate professionals | £32,438 | — |
| Legal secretaries | £24,263 | $55,570 |
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Check Price →Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-07-18