Legal Administrator Salary in Charleston, SC

How much does a Legal Administrator make in Charleston, SC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Legal Administrator in Charleston, SC is $57,759. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $44,616 to a high of $73,104, with most professionals earning between $50,879 and $65,791.

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What is a Legal Administrator?

A Legal Administrator is a non-attorney law office employee or law office manager; who is responsible for the legal department of a business or a law firm's overall day-to-day operations. Legal administrators are responsible for ensuring the delivery of legal services by supervising staff and identifying and developing business opportunities. Legal administrators also work within law or legal departments and handle many responsibilities other than substantive legal work or assignments of it....

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What does a Legal Administrator do?

Common responsibilities of a Legal Administrator

Management of technical integrations, third-party software solutions and operational strategy within the Legal department (coordinating with other departments as needed) and serve as an admin for certain platforms company-wide.

May 10, 2023

Assist with corporate governance management including reporting on Board meetings, drafting, compiling and finalizing meeting minutes and maintaining corporate records.

March 20, 2023

Maintains records on human resources matters, such as hiring, employee benefit programs, payroll processing, labor law compliance, and employee leave.

April 08, 2023

Develop, proofread, and ensure timely distribution/posting of meeting agendas, resolutions/written consents, supplemental materials, and governance-related communications as well as coordinate related logistics.

April 27, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Legal Administrator in Charleston, SC

Average Base Salary

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50879

65791

57759

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

51752

67188

58982

What is the average salary for Legal Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Legal Administrator in Charleston, SC. The base salary for Legal Administrator ranges from $50,879 to $65,791 with the average base salary of $57,759. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $51,752 to $67,188 with the average total cash compensation of $58,982.

View Average Salary for Legal Administrator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$57,759	$50,879 - $65,791
Bonus	$1,223	$872 - $1,396
Total Pay	$58,982	$51,752 - $67,188

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Legal Administrator Salary Near Charleston, SC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE North Charleston, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,879 - $65,791	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC 0%
CITY, STATE Mount Pleasant, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,879 - $65,791	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC 0%
CITY, STATE Goose Creek, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,804 - $65,694	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Summerville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,654 - $65,500	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Hilton Head Island, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $49,481 - $63,983	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Sumter, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $47,375 - $61,260	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC

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About Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had an estimated population of 134,875 in 2017. The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorche...

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