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2024 Salary Guide: Legal

April 21, 2024

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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