Legal Officer Salary in Topeka, Kansas

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Legal Officer in Topeka, KS is $190,777. While Salary.com is seeing that Legal Officer salary in Topeka, KS can go up to $244,994 or down to $141,599, but most earn between $165,036 and $219,156. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Legal Officer in the United States.

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Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

February 28, 2023

Monitor and identify state and federal regulatory changes that impact the Alliance, and provide education, in conjunction with the senior management team, to employees, agents and contractors in identification and implementation of any required policy or process modifications necessary to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and contracts.

March 14, 2023

Performs extensive legal research and analysis and prepares memoranda, studies, briefs, and reports on various legal documents in international law as requested by the General Assembly, the International Law Commission and other bodies.

April 26, 2023

Demonstrated ability to make high-level decisions independently and to handle the most complex and sensitive information with appropriate discretion and confidentiality.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Legal Officer in Topeka, KS

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165036

219156

190777

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172622

238713

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What is the average salary for Legal Officer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Legal Officer in Topeka, KS. The base salary for Legal Officer ranges from $165,036 to $219,156 with the average base salary of $190,777. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $172,622 to $238,713 with the average total cash compensation of $200,924.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$190,777	$165,036 - $219,156
Bonus	$10,147	$7,586 - $19,556
Total Pay	$200,924	$172,622 - $238,713

* 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 Officer Salary Near Topeka, KS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lawrence, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $168,531 - $223,798	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Manhattan, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $163,234 - $216,764	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lenexa, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $174,420 - $231,619	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Olathe, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $173,946 - $230,989	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Shawnee, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $174,420 - $231,619	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Overland Park, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $174,420 - $231,619	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS

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About Topeka, Kansas

Topeka (/toʊˈpiːkə/; Kansa: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 127,473. The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census. The name Topeka is a Kansa-Osage sentence that means "place where we dug potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a plac...

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