In-house corporate lawyers with zero to three years of experience averaged $113,500 per year; salaries ranged from $92,500 to $133,500 (depending on the size of their employer), according to national staffing firm Robert Half's 2025 Salary Guide. Those with four to nine years of experience earned between $106,750 and $177,250, and lawyers with 10 or more years on the job had earnings that ranged from $155,500 to $217,500. 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
