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DLA Piper Salary

DLA Piper Salary

DLA Piper pays a median of $240K ($142K–$325K) across 96 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $142K–$325K salary range

Median: $240K  ·  Based on 96 public DLA Piper job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026


This DLA Piper salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

DLA Piper · pay benchmark · updated July 30, 2026
$240K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$142K–$325K
Typical range
$525K view JD
Highest base · Litigation Of Counsel - M&A
96
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+30
96 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 11% of roles mention equity
Pay by location
New York $319K (8)Chicago $319K (6)San Diego $350K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Python $131KPower Bi $109K

Highest-paying open roles at DLA Piper

DLA Piper salary by location

  • New York: $319K median · $400K top base — M&A Senior Attorney (Professional Track) (NY) (view JD) (8 roles)
  • Chicago: $319K median · $435K top base — Private Equity Associate (Chicago) (view JD) (6 roles)
  • San Diego: $350K median · $435K top base — Senior Capital Markets Associate (San Diego) (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at DLA Piper

2% of DLA Piper's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What DLA Piper looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (5) · Forecasting (5) · FP&A (5) · Litigation (4) · Team Leadership (3) · Python (2) · Closing (2) · Budgeting (2) · Project Management (2) · R (1).

Benefits & perks at DLA Piper

Commonly listed: vision (61) · 401k (61) · dental (60) · relocation (59).

About DLA Piper

DLA Piper is Seed stage · 10,000–10,000 employees · founded 2005 · HQ London, England. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at DLA Piper

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 20 that do, Associate's and Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 11% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

DLA Piper total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

DLA Piper hiring activity

DLA Piper has 96 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 96 public job postings with disclosed pay. 30 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (96 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 5 contract roles in the mix.

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Fenwick & West$150K↓ -37%
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Common questions

What does DLA Piper pay?
The median pay is $240K, with a typical range of $142K–$325K, based on 96 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at DLA Piper?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Litigation Of Counsel - M&A, at $400K–$525K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 96 public DLA Piper job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed July 30, 2026.

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