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M5 - Director
The median salary range for Legal (M5) roles disclosed in public job postings is $190k - $248k as of Aug 2026, based on 1,739 job postings from 396 companies.
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$190,000
13%
Mid
$218,750
13%
High
$247,500
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Director, IP & Litigation Attorney
Chicago
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$169k - $281k
$168,750 - $281,250
Director Legal, Assistant General Counsel -Credit Risk Solutions
Chicago
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$169k - $281k
$168,750 - $281,250
Head of U.S. Regulatory Advertising & Promotion and Strategic Commercialization
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
$268k - $369k
$268,000 - $368,500
Head of U.S. Regulatory Advertising & Promotion and Strategic Commercialization
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$268k - $369k
$268,000 - $368,500
Head, US Government Price Reporting
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$240k - $330k
$240,000 - $330,000
Head, US Government Price Reporting
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$240k - $330k
$240,000 - $330,000
Director, US Compliance
United States
·5-8 Years Experience
$204k - $281k
$204,000 - $280,500
Director, US Compliance
Boston
·5-8 Years Experience
$204k - $281k
$204,000 - $280,500
Associate Director, US Commercial Counsel (Rheumatology)
Boston
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$196k - $270k
$196,000 - $269,500
Associate Director, US Commercial Counsel (Rheumatology)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$196k - $270k
$196,000 - $269,500
Associate Director, Global Ethics & Compliance Guidance & Training
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$172k - $237k
$172,000 - $236,500
Associate Director, Global Ethics & Compliance Guidance & Training
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$172k - $237k
$172,000 - $236,500
Director, Safety Science
Somerville
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$277k - $416k
$277,000 - $416,000
Director, Regulatory Affairs CMC
Somerville
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$186k - $279k
$186,000 - $279,000
Director, Regulatory Affairs CMC
Somerville
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$186k - $279k
$186,000 - $279,000
Director IT Risk and SOX Compliance
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$186k - $278k
$185,600 - $278,400
Director, Employment, Ethics & Compliance
San Francisco
·Last Posted: May 2026
$275k - $305k
$275,000 - $305,000
Director, Governance Risk Compliance
Austin
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$191k - $278k
$191,000 - $278,000
Director, Governance Risk Compliance
Chicago
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$191k - $278k
$191,000 - $278,000
Director, Governance Risk Compliance
New York City
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$191k - $278k
$191,000 - $278,000
Director, Governance Risk Compliance
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$191k - $278k
$191,000 - $278,000
Director, Governance Risk Compliance
Salt Lake City
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$191k - $278k
$191,000 - $278,000
Director, Legal
New York City
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $260k
$220,000 - $260,000
Director, Legal
San Francisco
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $260k
$220,000 - $260,000
Director, Legal
Austin
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $260k
$220,000 - $260,000
Director, Legal
Chicago
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $260k
$220,000 - $260,000
Director, Legal
Salt Lake City
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $260k
$220,000 - $260,000
Director, Contracts Counsel
Cambridge
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$225k - $275k
$225,000 - $275,000
Assistant General Counsel, Infrastructure & Compute
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2026
$225k - $275k
$225,000 - $275,000
Assistant General Counsel, Commercial
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$225k - $275k
$225,000 - $275,000
Assistant General Counsel - AI, Privacy & Governance
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$225k - $275k
$225,000 - $275,000
Head of Legal Operations
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$190k - $210k
$190,000 - $210,000
Director, Regulatory Affairs
United States
·8-10 Years Experience
$210k - $275k
$210,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Affairs
San Francisco
·8-10 Years Experience
$210k - $275k
$210,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Affairs
South San Francisco
·8-10 Years Experience
$210k - $275k
$210,000 - $275,000
Senior Legal Counsel / Associate General Counsel - Real Assets
New York City
·4-6 Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$200k - $275k
$200,000 - $275,000
Counsel
New York City
$200k - $275k
$200,000 - $275,000
Counsel
New York City
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$200k - $275k
$200,000 - $275,000
Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
New York City
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$200k - $275k
$200,000 - $275,000
Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
New York City
·8+ Years Experience
$200k - $275k
$200,000 - $275,000
Legal Director
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$195k - $275k
$195,000 - $275,000
Legal Director
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$195k - $275k
$195,000 - $275,000
Legal Director
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$195k - $275k
$195,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Operations
Washington, DC
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$191k - $275k
$191,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Operations
Washington
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$191k - $275k
$191,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Operations
Washington
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$191k - $275k
$191,000 - $275,000
Director, Regulatory Operations
Washington, DC
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$191k - $275k
$191,000 - $275,000
Head of Internal Audit
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$190k - $275k
$190,000 - $275,000
Head of Internal Audit
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$190k - $275k
$190,000 - $275,000
Head of Internal Audit
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$190k - $275k
$190,000 - $275,000
Head of Internal Audit
Palo Alto
·10+ Years Experience
$190k - $275k
$190,000 - $275,000
Associate General Counsel
Republic of Singapore
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Associate General Counsel
Singapore
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Head, GCP/GLP Quality Assurance
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$210k - $300k
$210,000 - $300,000
Director, Regulatory CMC
Boston
·10+ Years Experience
$182k - $275k
$182,000 - $275,000
Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$160k - $240k
$160,000 - $240,000
Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Oncology
Boston
·15+ Years Experience
$352k - $484k
$352,000 - $484,000
Head of Corporate Governance Legal
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
$283k - $444k
$282,500 - $443,850
Head of Regulatory Legal
Boston
·15+ Years Experience
$320k - $440k
$320,000 - $440,000
Head of Ethics & Compliance, GSQ and PDT
Boston
·15+ Years Experience
$320k - $440k
$320,000 - $440,000
Head of Ethics & Compliance, Oncology Business Unit and US Business Unit
Boston
$320k - $440k
$320,000 - $440,000
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – Commercial
Cambridge
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $361k
$229,600 - $360,800
Head Counsel, U.S. Policy Legal
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $361k
$229,600 - $360,800
Head Counsel, U.S. Policy Legal
Massachusetts
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $361k
$229,600 - $360,800
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – Global Supply & Quality
Cambridge
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $361k
$229,600 - $360,800
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – DD&T and BP
Cambridge
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $361k
$229,600 - $360,800
Global Legal and E&C Operations, Head of Spend Management
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
$212k - $333k
$212,000 - $333,190
Head of AI & Technology, Global Legal and E&C Operations
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
$212k - $333k
$212,000 - $333,190
Head of Medical Device & SaMD Quality
Lexington
·10+ Years Experience
$208k - $327k
$208,200 - $327,140
Strategy Lead, Global Legal and Ethics & Compliance
Boston
$177k - $278k
$177,000 - $278,080
Director, Regulatory Site CMC
Boston
·10+ Years Experience
$177k - $278k
$177,000 - $278,080
Director, Global Regulatory Lead, GI & Inflammation
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy
Massachusetts
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy
Massachusetts
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Regulatory Site CMC
Boston
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Lead - Oncology
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Neuroscience
Boston
·10+ Years Experience
$175k - $274k
$174,500 - $274,230
Associate Director, Risk Based Quality Management Operations
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$154k - $243k
$154,400 - $242,550
Associate Director, Risk Based Quality Management Operations
Massachusetts
·8+ Years Experience
$154k - $243k
$154,400 - $242,550
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Lead, Oncology
Boston
·6+ Years Experience
$154k - $243k
$154,400 - $242,550
Project Management Lead, Associate Director, Global Legal, E&C Ops
Boston
$154k - $243k
$154,400 - $242,550
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Lead, Oncology
Boston
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$154k - $241k
$153,600 - $241,340
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs CMC
Boston
·10+ Years Experience
$154k - $241k
$153,600 - $241,340
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Marketed Products
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
$154k - $241k
$153,600 - $241,340
Associate Director, Head of IMP Quality
Lexington
·7+ Years Experience
$154k - $241k
$153,600 - $241,340
Associate Director, International GVP Compliance
Toronto
·7+ Years Experience
$160k - $220k
$160,000 - $220,000
Associate Director, International GVP Compliance
Canada
·7+ Years Experience
$160k - $220k
$160,000 - $220,000
Principal Manager, R&D GMP Pharmaceutical Sciences Quality EU & US (hybrid)
Lexington
$112k - $176k
$111,800 - $175,670
Head of Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Shanghai/Beijing
Shanghai
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Head of Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Shanghai/Beijing
People's Republic of China
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – Global Supply & Quality
Switzerland
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – DD&T and BP
Switzerland
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Head Counsel, Global Transactions & Contracts Legal – Commercial
Switzerland
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Director, Therapeutic Area Head of China Regulatory Strategy, Neuroscience, R&D, Beijing
Beijing
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Director, Therapeutic Area Head of China Regulatory Strategy, Neuroscience, R&D, Beijing
People's Republic of China
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Director, Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy
Republic of Poland
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Evidence Generation Operations & Compliance Director
United States
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Evidence Generation Operations & Compliance Director
Kendall
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Evidence Generation Operations & Compliance Director
Cambridge
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Director, Japan CMC & Devices Regulatory Affairs, New Drug Application Group
Osaka
N/A
N/A
Director, Japan CMC & Devices Regulatory Affairs, New Drug Application Group
Japan
N/A
N/A
Associate Director, EU Regulatory Lead Neuroscience
Switzerland
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Associate Director, EUCAN Regulatory Lead - Oncology
Switzerland
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Associate Director, EUCAN Regulatory Lead - GI and Inflammation
Switzerland
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Associate Director, EUCAN Regulatory Lead - GI and Inflammation
Switzerland
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Associate Director, International GVP Compliance
Bengaluru
·7+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 116 Data Points | $63,500 | $75,430 | $87,360 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 669 Data Points | $88,280 | $103,140 | $118,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 593 Data Points | $130,000 | $153,913 | $177,825 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 920 Data Points | $145,793 | $167,896 | $190,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 200 Data Points | $180,000 | $212,625 | $245,250 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Large 70 Data Points | $191,000 | $225,500 | $260,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 586 Data Points | $122,530 | $141,265 | $160,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 257 Data Points | $146,400 | $167,675 | $188,950 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 484 Data Points | $190,000 | $218,750 | $247,500 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Very Large 141 Data Points | $240,000 | $268,750 | $297,500 |