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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Salary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Salary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher pays a median of $140K ($105K–$188K) across 60 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $105K–$188K salary range

Median: $140K  ·  Based on 60 public Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$140K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$105K–$188K
Typical range
$395K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Security Operations
60
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+35
60 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 7% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$93K (12)
Senior
$135K (28)
Management pay by function
Marketing
$180K (3)
Recruiting
$138K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
knowledge mgmt&innovation
$270K · $380K top (9)
marketing
$180K · $375K top (6)
managing attorney office
$106K · $325K top (8)
gs - paralegal - litigation
$105K · $180K top (5)
Pay by location
Los Angeles $110K (12)New York $166K (11)Dallas $90K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Westlaw $127KWord $119KLitigation $110KCalendaring $110KDocketing $108K

Highest-paying open roles at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by department

  • knowledge mgmt&innovation: $270K median · $380K top base — Director of Legal Innovation and AI (view JD) (9 roles)
  • marketing: $180K median · $375K top base — Sr. Director, Business Development - Transactional (view JD) (6 roles)
  • managing attorney office: $106K median · $325K top base — Managing Attorney - DC (view JD) (8 roles)
  • gs - paralegal - litigation: $105K median · $180K top base — Senior Litigation Paralegal (view JD) (5 roles)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by seniority

  • Mid: $93K median · $200K top base — Legal Technology Solutions Architect (view JD) (12)
  • Senior: $135K median · $395K top base — Senior Director, Security Operations (view JD) (28)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $173K median · $280K top base — Practice Group Manager - Tax & Tax Controversy (view JD) (12)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $110K median · $380K top base — Director of Legal Innovation and AI (view JD) (12 roles)
  • New York: $166K median · $395K top base — Senior Director, Security Operations (view JD) (11 roles)
  • Dallas: $90K median · $115K top base — Corporate Paralegal (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

15% of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Litigation (7) · Due Diligence (3) · Azure (3) · Legal Research (2) · R (2) · Westlaw (1) · Process Improvement (1) · Project Management (1) · Contract Drafting (1) · Snowflake (1).

Benefits & perks at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Commonly listed: hsa-fsa (54) · 401k (54) · life-ins (54) · parental (54).

About Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is 1,001–5,000 employees · HQ Los Angeles, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 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; 7% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 4% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher hiring activity

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has 60 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 60 public job postings with disclosed pay. 35 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (60 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherStage
ACLU$168K↑ +20%Seed
Fenwick & West$158K↑ +13%
Thomsonreuters$136K↓ -3%Public
Clifford Chance$348K↑ +148%Series D
Laurel$191K↑ +37%Series C
Accenture Federal Services$152K↑ +8%Venture-backed

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Common questions

What does Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher pay?
The median pay is $140K, with a typical range of $105K–$188K, based on 60 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Security Operations, at $305K–$395K base.

Which team pays the most at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher?
The knowledge mgmt&innovation team, at a $270K median.

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 60 public Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 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 1, 2026.

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