As of August 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Senior Counsel in the United States is $91. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Senior Counsel in the US can go up to $109 and the lowest down to $77, but most earn between $84 and $100. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Counsel in the United States.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Senior Counsel Salary | $77 | US | August 01, 2025 |
| 25th Percentile Senior Counsel Salary | $84 | US | August 01, 2025 |
| 50th Percentile Senior Counsel Salary | $91 | US | August 01, 2025 |
| 75th Percentile Senior Counsel Salary | $100 | US | August 01, 2025 |
| 90th Percentile Senior Counsel Salary | $109 | US | August 01, 2025 |
The title of senior counsel or state counsel (post-nominal letters: SC) is given to a senior lawyer in some countries that were formerly part of the British Empire. "Senior Counsel" is used in current or former Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions that have chosen to change the title "Queen's Counsel" to a name without monarchical connotations, sometimes (but not always) because the British monarch is no longer head of state, such that reference to the Queen is no longer appropriate. Examples of jurisdictions which have made the change because of the latter reason include Mauritius, Zambia...
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2 - 4 years experience
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent
4 - 7 years experience
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent
7 + years experience
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent
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| Job Title Attorney V | Experience 10 + | EducationJD | Salary Compared to This Job |
| Job Title Attorney VI | Experience 12 + | EducationJD | Salary Compared to This Job |
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Core compensation
Includes base and short-term incentives
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