In 2019, in-house corporate lawyers with zero to three years of experience earned salaries that ranged from $67,750 to $176,500 (depending on the size of their employer), according to national staffing firm Robert Half Legal’s 2020 Salary Guide Legal. Those with four to nine years of experience earned between $80,750 and $199,000, and lawyers with 10 or more years on the job had earnings that ranged from $119,750 to $264,000. Salaries for attorneys who are employed full time at large private equity firms are usually higher.
Earnings for wealth management lawyers who are also partners can exceed $1 million.
Many large WM firms provide excellent benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off for vacation, illness, and personal and family needs; access to a 401(k) plan; tuition reimbursement and the opportunity to take in-house classes and training; merit pay and bonuses; access to institutional shares of its funds, as well as its stock; profit sharing; and life insurance and disability benefits.
- Chief Information Officers
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Tax Managers
- Wealth Management Accountants
- Wealth Management Analysts
- Wealth Management Associates
- Wealth Management Compliance Professionals
- Wealth Management Investor Relations Specialists
- Wealth Management Managing Directors
- Wealth Management Risk Managers
- Wealth Management Vice Presidents