Legal Administrator Salary in Columbus, Ohio

How much does a Legal Administrator make in Columbus, OH?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Legal Administrator in Columbus, OH is $57,864. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $44,060 to a high of $73,297, with most professionals earning between $50,639 and $65,942.

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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 Columbus, OH

Average Base Salary

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50639

65942

57864

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Includes base and annual incentives

51766

67880

59413

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 Columbus, OH. The base salary for Legal Administrator ranges from $50,639 to $65,942 with the average base salary of $57,864. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $51,766 to $67,880 with the average total cash compensation of $59,413.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$57,864	$50,639 - $65,942
Bonus	$1,550	$1,128 - $1,938
Total Pay	$59,413	$51,766 - $67,880

* 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 Columbus, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Newark, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,322 - $65,531	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Springfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,957 - $63,753	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $47,699 - $62,115	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Mansfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $49,584 - $64,569	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Dayton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,025 - $65,143	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Lima, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,679 - $63,390	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH

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About Columbus, Ohio

The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers occurs just north-west of Downtown Columbus. Several smaller tributaries course through the Columbus metropolitan area, including Alum Creek, Big Walnut Creek, and Darby Creek. Columbus is considered to have relatively flat topography thanks to a large glacier that covered most of Ohio during the Wisconsin Ice Age. However, there are sizable differences in elevation through the area, with the high point of Franklin County being 1,132 ft (345 m) above sea level near New Albany, and the low point being 670 ft (200 m) where the Scioto River leaves...

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