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Legal & Counsel in New York Salary at AI Startups
Base pay from 91 open roles at 35 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.
25th percentile
$195K
Median
$225K
75th percentile
$263K
Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $70K, highest $485K.
Pay by role
| Role | Company | Salary range |
|---|---|---|
| Senior+ Software Engineer, Legal TechRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Head of AMER Legal Engineering (In-House)New York | Harvey | $400K–$450K |
| IP Counsel, TransactionsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $335K–$385K |
| Life Sciences CounselNew York City, NY | Anthropic | $335K–$385K |
| Legal Engineer, Product Specialist ManagerNew York | Harvey | $315K–$385K |
| Legal Director, PrivacyNew York, New York | Peloton | $277K–$353K |
| Sr. Counsel, ProductBellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C. | Databricks | $244K–$336K |
| Associate General Counsel, Data LicensingChicago; Irvine; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; San Jose | The Trade Desk | $183K–$335K |
| Commercial Counsel, GTMSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $265K–$335K |
| Commercial Counsel, SPARCSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $265K–$335K |
| Corporate Counsel, M&ASan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $265K–$335K |
| Privacy Counsel San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $265K–$335K |
| Research CounselSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $265K–$335K |
| Senior Counsel, RiskNew York, New York, United States | Brex | $270K–$335K |
| Legal EngineerNew York City | Legora | $225K–$325K |
| Legal Engineer - In-House New York City | Legora | $225K–$325K |
| Lead Legal EngineerNew York City | Legora | $276K–$321K |
| Legal Innovation PartnerNew York | Harvey | $270K–$320K |
| Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Corporate)New York | Harvey | $220K–$320K |
| Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory)New York | Harvey | $220K–$320K |
| Legal Engineer (In-House)New York | Harvey | $220K–$320K |
| Senior Product CounselSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | Figma | $204K–$317K |
| Senior Counsel, Competition & LitigationNew York, NY; Washington, D.C. | DoorDash | $214K–$315K |
| Associate General Counsel, Product & PrivacyChicago; Irvine; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; San Jose | The Trade Desk | $165K–$302K |
| Sr. Counsel, Channel & PartnersBellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington | Databricks | $220K–$302K |
| Sr. Counsel, CommercialBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C. | Databricks | $220K–$302K |
| Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYCNew York City | OpenAI | $185K–$300K |
| Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SFNew York City | OpenAI | $185K–$300K |
| Senior Legal Counsel - CommercialNew York City | Legora | $252K–$297K |
| Assistant General Counsel, CommercialNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Fastly | $247K–$296K |
| Senior Marketing CounselNew York | Harvey | $210K–$282K |
| Associate General Counsel, Commercial CTV & AdvertisingChicago; Irvine; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; San Jose | The Trade Desk | $151K–$277K |
| Employment Associate General CounselNew York | The Trade Desk | $151K–$277K |
| Senior AI Governance CounselNew York | Adyen | $210K–$275K |
| Senior Product & Regulatory Counsel - Investment ProductsSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States | Mercury Technologies | $219K–$274K |
| Counsel, EmploymentNew York, New York, United States | Brex | $220K–$270K |
| Credit Card CounselNew York, New York, United States | Brex | $220K–$270K |
| Product & Privacy CounselNew York, New York, United States | Brex | $220K–$270K |
| Legal Engineer - Tax & ConsultingNew York City | Legora | $197K–$266K |
| Legal Engineer, Asset Management & Private EquityNew York City | Legora | $197K–$266K |
| Director and Managing Associate General CounselLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Washington, D.C./ Philadelphia, PA | CoreWeave | $198K–$264K |
| Senior Counsel, GTM LegalAustin | Chicago | New York City | Salt Lake City | San Francisco | Gong | $171K–$260K |
| Associate General CounselNew York, New York, United States | Orchard (Real Estate Services) | $225K–$260K |
| Assistant General Counsel, Credit CardsMenlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Robinhood | $217K–$255K |
| Commercial CounselNew York, NY | Sierra | $220K–$250K |
| Senior Corporate ParalegalNew York, NY (HQ) | Ramp | $160K–$250K |
| Employment and Commercial Counsel Lead, USNew York | Neko Health | $225K–$250K |
| Senior Legal Counsel - New York, San Francisco, Austin or TorontoNew York | Pigment | $200K–$250K |
| Counsel, CommercialNew York, US | PubMatic | $200K–$250K |
| Legal CounselChicago, United States; New York, United States | IMC Trading | $200K–$250K |
| Senior Regulatory and Securities AttorneyNew York | Flow Traders | $200K–$250K |
| Senior Counsel, Regulatory and ProductNew York City, NY | FalconX | $196K–$248K |
| Senior Counsel, Cyber Security and Incident ResponseLivingston, NJ, New York, NY, Washington D.C., Dallas, TX | CoreWeave | $157K–$245K |
| Senior Counsel, Real Estate DevelopmentLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Washington D.C. / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Bellevue, WA / Sunnyvale, CA | CoreWeave | $157K–$245K |
| Corporate CounselNew York, NY, United States | Ripple | $196K–$245K |
| Legal Counsel, Litigation and CopyrightNew York, NY | Spotify | $170K–$243K |
| Director of Legal OperationsLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Washington, D.C. | CoreWeave | $165K–$242K |
| Senior Systems Engineer, Legal SystemsDallas, TX / Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WA | CoreWeave | $182K–$242K |
| Legal Product BuilderSan Francisco, CA; New York City, NY | Carta | $204K–$240K |
| Associate General Counsel, Product RegulatoryLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA / Washington, D.C. / Dallas, TX | CoreWeave | $177K–$237K |
| Legal Counsel, Procurement Austin; New York City; United States | MongoDB | $118K–$231K |
| Payments & Product Partnerships Counsel, AmericasNew York | Adyen | $160K–$230K |
| Legal CounselNew York City | EliseAI | $210K–$225K |
| Legal Engineer AssociateNew York City | Legora | $165K–$224K |
| Commercial Legal Specialist, Technical AI ImplementationSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $170K–$220K |
| Product CounselNew York City | Legora | $187K–$220K |
| Talent Acquisition Partner, LegalNew York City | Legora | $135K–$220K |
| Legal Counsel - CommercialNew York City | Legora | $192K–$220K |
| Applied Legal ResearcherNew York | Harvey | $180K–$220K |
| Counsel, Patents & IPNew York, NY | Lyft | $176K–$220K |
| Crypto Onchain AttorneyMenlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Robinhood | $187K–$220K |
| Corporate Commercial Counsel, EMEANew York, New York, United States | Axon | $179K–$217K |
| Commercial Counsel, Deal DeskNew York | Adyen | $160K–$213K |
| Corporate Counsel, Dispute ResolutionNew York | Adyen | $160K–$213K |
| Senior Commercial Counsel New York City | Synthesia | $175K–$210K |
| Systems Engineer, Legal SystemsDallas, TX / Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WA | CoreWeave | $139K–$204K |
| Corporate CounselNew York, NY | Palantir | $135K–$200K |
| Privacy & AI CounselNew York, New York, United States | Axon | $123K–$200K |
| Commercial Counsel, SalesNew York, New York, United States | Axon | $135K–$194K |
| Counsel, Commercial - AmericasLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Washington, D.C. / Philadelphia, PA | CoreWeave | $134K–$179K |
| Counsel, Credits and Incentives ComplianceLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Philadelphia, PA / Dallas, TX / Washington, D.C. | CoreWeave | $134K–$179K |
| Counsel, Global Supply ChainLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WA | CoreWeave | $134K–$179K |
| Junior Commercial CounselNew York City | EliseAI | $160K–$175K |
| Legal Operations ManagerNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA | Fastly | $144K–$173K |
| Legal Operations Program Manager, M&A IntegrationsNew York, NY | Lyft | $132K–$165K |
| Legal Engineering Operations AssociateNew York City | Legora | $130K–$160K |
| Senior Associate, Finance & Strategy - G&A, LegalSan Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Tempe, AZ; Chicago, IL; New York, NY | DoorDash | $105K–$154K |
| Legal Operations ManagerNew York, New York, USA | Datadog | $96K–$128K |
| Associate, Legal OperationsNew York City, NY | FalconX | $98K–$124K |
| Legal Operations SpecialistNew York, NY | Palantir | $90K–$110K |
| Legal Operations AnalystNew York, New York, USA | Datadog | $70K–$93K |
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