What are the main factors that influence a Corporate Counsel IV's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Corporate Counsel 's salary?

A Corporate Counsel 's salary grows with experience: a Corporate Counsel II (2-4 years)earns $145,392, a Corporate Counsel III (4-7 years)earns $164,684, a Corporate Counsel IV (7+ years)earns $177,757, a Corporate Counsel V (7-10 years)earns $223,343,

What are the highest paying states for a Corporate Counsel IV?

Corporate Counsel IV salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Corporate Counsel IV roles are District of Columbia $196,900, California $196,100, Massachusetts $193,500. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Corporate Counsel roles make?

Salaries for Corporate Counsel level roles vary by specialization: Corporate Legal Counsel: $299,775; Corporate General Counsel: $287,916; Associate Corporate Counsel: $286,151; Assistant Corporate Counsel: $248,522; Corporate Counsel V: $223,400.

How do different companies affect a Corporate Counsel IV's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Corporate Counsel IV roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Corporate Counsel IV Salary in the United States

How much does a Corporate Counsel IV make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Corporate Counsel IV in the United States is $177,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $85.

However, a Corporate Counsel IV's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $240,845
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $153,900 to $210,800
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $132,140

10% $132,140

50% (Median) $177,800

90% $240,845

Corporate Counsel IV Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$210,800	$17,567	$4,054	$101
Average	$177,800	$14,817	$3,419	$85
25th Percentile	$153,900	$12,825	$2,960	$74

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Key Factors That Influence Corporate Counsel IV Salaries

A Corporate Counsel IV's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Corporate Counsel IV Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Corporate Counsel IVs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $196,900.
California: $196,100.
Massachusetts: $193,500.

District of Columbia $196,900 California $196,100 Massachusetts $193,500 Washington $192,800 New Jersey $192,700 Alaska $192,500 Connecticut $190,000 New York $189,000

Hawaii $185,800 Rhode Island $184,300 Maryland $183,300 Minnesota $181,900 Colorado $181,400 Illinois $181,200 Oregon $180,600 Delaware $180,100

New Hampshire $179,800 Virginia $179,100 Pennsylvania $177,000 Nevada $176,000 North Dakota $175,600 Michigan $175,100 Wisconsin $174,900 Vermont $174,500

Maine $173,400 Texas $173,400 Arizona $173,300 Ohio $173,100 Georgia $171,500 Indiana $170,700 Wyoming $170,500 Utah $170,300

Iowa $170,200 Kansas $169,300 Louisiana $169,100 North Carolina $169,000 Missouri $168,900 Florida $168,200 Montana $167,900 Nebraska $167,500

Kentucky $167,300 South Carolina $166,600 Tennessee $166,200 Idaho $166,000 New Mexico $164,700 Oklahoma $164,400 Alabama $163,400 South Dakota $161,600

Arkansas $160,600 West Virginia $160,100 Mississippi $158,600

Top Paying Cities for Corporate Counsel IVs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $224,300
San Francisco: $221,800
Oakland: $217,100

San Jose, CA $224,300

San Francisco, CA $221,800

Oakland, CA $217,100

New York, NY $204,700

Paramus, NJ $202,200

Queens Village, NY $202,200

Passaic, NJ $202,100

Bergenfield, NJ $202,000

Huntington, NY $201,600

Stamford, CT $201,600

Newark, NJ $200,300

Bridgeport, CT $199,900

Vallejo, CA $199,500

New Brunswick, NJ $199,500

Petaluma, CA $199,400

Middlesex, NJ $199,000

Somerset, NJ $198,900

Santa Cruz, CA $198,700

Boston, MA $197,600

Monterey, CA $196,900

Seattle, WA $196,500

Santa Rosa, CA $196,500

Los Angeles, CA $196,500

Juneau, AK $196,000

Washington, DC $195,800

Orange, CA $195,200

Santa Ana, CA $194,700

Long Beach, CA $194,500

Anaheim, CA $194,500

Anchorage, AK $194,400

Santa Maria, CA $193,900

Everett, WA $193,800

Danbury, CT $193,200

Bremerton, WA $193,000

Tacoma, WA $192,300

New Suffolk, NY $192,300

Sacramento, CA $192,300

Santa Barbara, CA $192,100

Trenton, NJ $191,900

San Diego, CA $191,900

Brockton, MA $191,700

Fairbanks, AK $191,200

Lompoc, CA $190,800

Lowell, MA $190,600

Ventura, CA $190,600

Nashua, NH $190,600

Stockton, CA $190,600

Modesto, CA $189,300

Poughkeepsie, NY $188,900

New Haven, CT $188,500

Olympia, WA $188,500

Kennewick, WA $188,500

Lawrence, MA $187,800

Hartford, CT $187,600

Riverside, CA $187,600

New Bedford, MA $187,400

Richland, WA $187,400

Bakersfield, CA $187,200

Atlantic City, NJ $187,100

San Bernardino, CA $187,100

New Britain, CT $187,100

New London, CT $187,000

Norwich, CT $187,000

Portsmouth, NH $186,900

Boulder, CO $186,500

Portland, OR $186,300

Worcester, MA $186,300

Minneapolis, MN $185,700

Philadelphia, PA $185,500

Honolulu, HI $184,900

Saint Paul, MN $184,800

Vineland, NJ $184,800

Providence, RI $184,300

Chicago, IL $183,700

Bellingham, WA $183,500

Springfield, MA $183,400

Baltimore, MD $183,300

Chico, CA $182,900

Pittsfield, MA $182,400

Manchester, NH $182,100

Spokane, WA $181,300

Denver, CO $181,300

Albany, NY $180,400

Troy, NY $180,400

Nassau, NY $180,200

Schenectady, NY $180,000

Wilmington, DE $179,900

Burlington, VT $179,600

Salem, OR $179,500

Portland, ME $179,000

Yakima, WA $178,800

Rochester, MN $178,300

Reno, NV $178,200

Fresno, CA $178,200

Milwaukee, WI $178,000

Ann Arbor, MI $177,800

Allentown, PA $177,800

Detroit, MI $177,800

Colorado Springs, CO $177,500

Syracuse, NY $177,400

Carson City, NV $177,400

Houston, TX $177,100

Eugene, OR $177,000

Gary, IN $176,800

Bismarck, ND $176,700

Springfield, OR $176,700

Galveston, TX $176,500

Medford, OR $176,300

Fort Collins, CO $176,200

Concord, NH $176,100

Austin, TX $176,000

Mesa, AZ $175,700

Reading, PA $175,700

Phoenix, AZ $175,600

Dallas, TX $175,600

Saint Cloud, MN $175,400

Madison, WI $175,200

Utica, NY $174,700

Rochester, NY $174,400

Des Moines, IA $174,400

Raleigh, NC $174,400

Atlanta, GA $174,100

Battle Creek, MI $174,100

Salt Lake City, UT $174,000

Lancaster, PA $173,700

Harrisburg, PA $173,500

Fort Worth, TX $173,300

Champaign, IL $173,300

Kansas City, MO $173,300

Kansas City, KS $173,300

Columbus, OH $173,200

Boca Raton, FL $173,200

Pittsburgh, PA $173,100

Indianapolis, IN $173,000

Richmond, VA $173,000

Cleveland, OH $173,000

Cincinnati, OH $172,800

Las Vegas, NV $172,800

Petersburg, VA $172,500

Huntsville, AL $172,200

Lansing, MI $172,100

Lebanon, PA $172,100

Pueblo, CO $172,100

Appleton, WI $172,000

Buffalo, NY $172,000

Racine, WI $171,900

Charlotte, NC $171,900

Dayton, OH $171,900

Saint Louis, MO $171,800

York, PA $171,700

Elkhart, IN $171,700

Gastonia, NC $171,700

Billings, MT $171,600

Beaumont, TX $171,600

Benton Harbor, MI $171,500

Lorain, OH $171,500

Toledo, OH $171,500

Rock Hill, SC $171,400

Binghamton, NY $171,400

Rockford, IL $171,300

Springfield, IL $171,200

Elyria, OH $171,200

Fargo, ND $171,200

Flagstaff, AZ $171,100

Fort Lauderdale, FL $170,900

Duluth, MN $170,800

Miami, FL $170,800

Cheyenne, WY $170,700

Grand Forks, ND $170,700

Bangor, ME $170,300

Cedar Rapids, IA $170,100

Durham, NC $170,100

Louisville, KY $170,000

Grand Rapids, MI $170,000

Hialeah, FL $170,000

Casper, WY $169,700

Virginia Beach, VA $169,500

Scranton, PA $169,500

New Orleans, LA $169,500

Akron, OH $169,400

Peoria, IL $169,100

Sarasota, FL $169,100

Nashville, TN $169,000

Omaha, NE $169,000

Green Bay, WI $169,000

Baton Rouge, LA $168,900

Charleston, SC $168,800

Davenport, IA $168,800

Jamestown, NY $168,800

Tucson, AZ $168,700

Saint Petersburg, FL $168,600

Tampa, FL $168,500

Port Arthur, TX $168,400

Bradenton, FL $168,400

Evansville, IN $168,400

Santa Fe, NM $168,000

Clearwater, FL $167,700

Orlando, FL $167,700

La Crosse, WI $167,300

Canton, OH $167,300

Albuquerque, NM $167,200

Newport News, VA $167,200

High Point, NC $167,100

Ogden, UT $167,000

Corpus Christi, TX $166,900

Laramie, WY $166,800

Norfolk, VA $166,800

Rock Island, IL $166,700

Saginaw, MI $166,600

Jacksonville, FL $166,600

Salisbury, NC $166,600

Boise, ID $166,600

Moline, IL $166,500

Fort Myers, FL $166,400

Memphis, TN $166,400

Tulsa, OK $166,300

Waterloo, IA $166,200

Spartanburg, SC $166,000

Lincoln, NE $165,900

Fort Wayne, IN $165,900

Provo, UT $165,900

Cedar Falls, IA $165,600

San Antonio, TX $165,600

Greensboro, NC $165,500

South Bend, IN $165,500

Savannah, GA $165,300

Birmingham, AL $165,200

Muskegon, MI $165,200

Winston Salem, NC $165,100

Lake Charles, LA $164,700

Anderson, IN $164,700

Lexington, KY $164,600

Augusta, GA $164,500

Greenville, SC $164,500

Wichita, KS $164,400

Tuscaloosa, AL $164,400

Lima, OH $164,400

Springfield, OH $164,200

Columbia, SC $164,200

Asheville, NC $163,900

Bloomington, IN $163,800

Knoxville, TN $163,100

Shreveport, LA $163,100

Wilmington, NC $162,900

Roanoke, VA $162,900

Topeka, KS $162,600

Frankfort, KY $162,600

Chillicothe, OH $162,400

Oklahoma City, OK $162,400

Longview, TX $162,300

Melbourne, FL $162,300

Sioux Falls, SD $162,000

Mobile, AL $162,000

Terre Haute, IN $162,000

Altoona, PA $161,800

Killeen, TX $161,700

Amarillo, TX $161,700

Chattanooga, TN $161,500

Fayetteville, AR $161,500

Sioux City, IA $161,300

Idaho Falls, ID $161,300

Lynchburg, VA $161,100

Gainesville, FL $160,900

Portsmouth, OH $160,800

Little Rock, AR $160,800

Lafayette, LA $160,700

Youngstown, OH $160,700

Temple, TX $160,600

Pensacola, FL $160,600

Daytona Beach, FL $160,600

Clarksville, TN $160,600

Hopkinsville, KY $160,000

Erie, PA $160,000

Florence, SC $159,900

Charleston, WV $159,600

Great Falls, MT $159,600

Tallahassee, FL $159,300

Macon, GA $159,300

Fayetteville, NC $159,200

Waco, TX $159,200

Helena, MT $159,100

Pine Bluff, AR $159,000

Vincennes, IN $158,800

Lubbock, TX $158,700

Alamogordo, NM $158,600

Twin Falls, ID $158,500

Rapid City, SD $158,400

Jackson, MS $158,100

Huntington, WV $158,100

Greenville, MS $158,100

Parkersburg, WV $157,900

Montgomery, AL $157,900

Wichita Falls, TX $157,700

Springfield, MO $157,700

Biloxi, MS $157,600

Monroe, LA $157,400

Johnstown, PA $157,300

Sumter, SC $157,200

Columbus, GA $157,200

Pascagoula, MS $156,900

Abilene, TX $156,900

Kingsport, TN $156,400

Albany, GA $156,400

Gulfport, MS $156,400

Alexandria, LA $155,800

Fort Smith, AR $155,300

El Paso, TX $154,800

Las Cruces, NM $154,000

Harlingen, TX $153,600

Pocatello, ID $153,600

Florence, AL $153,300

Brownsville, TX $153,300

Mcallen, TX $152,900

Dothan, AL $152,700

Columbus, MS $151,600

Altus, OK $150,800

Lawton, OK $150,500

Pierre, SD $149,800

Corporate Counsel IV Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Corporate Counsel IV salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $198,699. While startup companies pay approximate $168,079.

Corporate Counsel IV Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$168,079
Growth Stage	51~500	$177,760
Established	501~5000	$191,869
Enterprise	5000+	$198,699

Corporate Counsel IV Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Corporate Counsel IV roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 110% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Corporate Counsel positions in Financial Services or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Corporate Counsel IV as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Corporate Counsel IV

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$266,700	$128.0	50%
Energy & Utilities	$248,920	$120.0	40%
Telecom	$248,920	$120.0	40%
Biotechnology	$231,140	$111.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$231,140	$111.0	30%

Corporate Counsel IV Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Corporate Counsel IV's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$153,900

Average $177,800/year

$210,800

$12,825

Average $14,817/month

$17,567

$2,960

Average $3,419/week

$4,054

$74

Average $85/hour

$101

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$210,800	$17,567	$4,054	$101
Average	$177,800	$14,817	$3,419	$85
25th Percentile	$153,900	$12,825	$2,960	$74

Corporate Counsel IV Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Corporate Counsel IV, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Corporate Counsel V role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $223,400 - a projected growth of 26% over your current level.

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Common company salaries for Corporate Counsel IV

Here are companies hiring for Corporate Counsel IV and their salaries, click below for more details.

C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology the United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology the United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology the United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology the United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology the United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology the United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology the United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology the United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology the United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology the United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology the United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology the United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology the United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology the United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology the United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology the United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology the United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology the United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology the United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology the United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology the United States

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How much does a Corporate Counsel IV make in the United States?

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