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Legal, Compliance & Advocacy salaries
Salary benchmarks for 6 Legal, Compliance & Advocacy occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 114 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.
Based on 114 postings across 6 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)✓ Verified against IRS Form 990
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Bernardino (1), Santa Barbara (2), Kern (4), San Luis Obispo (2). 25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).
By organization budget
| $10M-$20M | $89,000 | 47 postings |
| $20M-$50M | $89,000 | 27 postings |
| $50M-$100M | $72,596 | 28 postings |
| $100M+ | $72,152 | 11 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1).
By subsector
| Crime & Legal-Related | $91,100 | 38 postings |
| Human Services | $63,440 | 28 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Education (2), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (3), International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Health Care (3).
By career level
| Entry / Support | $54,600 | 8 postings |
| Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed) | $80,050 | 84 postings |
| Manager / Licensed Clinician | $108,000 | 21 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): VP / Executive (1).
Organizations hiring now
NLSLALos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$64,480–$121,000View org →
Bet TzedekLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$70,304–$102,610View org →
Community Legal Aid SoCalOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$80,000–$140,000View org →
Inner City Law CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$49,920–$125,000View org →
Catholic Charities Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$90,271View org →
Legal Aid Society of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$60,320–$173,000View org →
Children's Law Center of CaliforniaLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$137,889View org →
Asian Americans Advancing JusticeLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$60,320–$135,000View org →Occupations in this category
Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)
| $2M-$10M | $146,436 | 30 employees |
| $10M-$20M | $166,688 | 32 employees |
| $20M-$50M | $170,916 | 20 employees |
| $50M-$100M | $233,009 | 15 employees |
| $100M+ | $340,102 | 21 employees |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (3). Reported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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