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Staff Attorney salary

Line attorneys providing direct legal services. Based on 50 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 50 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
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.
25th percentile
$80,541
Median
$89,000
75th percentile
$97,070

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
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$90,70029 postings
$20M-$50M$89,00010 postings
$50M-$100M$97,36410 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1).

By subsector

Crime & Legal-Related$91,50022 postings
Human Services$80,2885 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$89,00049 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Manager / Licensed Clinician (1).

Organizations hiring now

Bet TzedekLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$70,304–$102,610View org →NLSLALos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$85,000–$93,000View org →Community Legal Aid SoCalOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$80,000–$140,000View org →Inner City Law CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$78,000–$105,000View org →Children's Law Center of CaliforniaLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$88,510–$137,889View org →Catholic Charities Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,304–$90,271View org →Asian Americans Advancing JusticeLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$68,640–$125,500View org →Legal Aid Society of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$75,000–$120,500View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 50 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.