Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Salary

💰 $108K–$209K salary range

Median: $153K  ·  Based on 66 public Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 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

Highest-paying open roles at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

• Senior Director, Security Operations — $305K–$395K · Information Security
• Director of Data Services — $300K–$380K · Knowledge Mgmt&Innovation
• Sr. Director, Business Development - Transactional — $360K–$375K · Marketing
• Managing Attorney or Managing Clerk - DC — $265K–$325K · Managing Attorney Office
• Creative Director — $280K–$325K · Client Experience/Comms
• Legal Technology & AI Attorney - Litigation — $250K–$300K · Knowledge Mgmt&Innovation
• Legal Technology & AI Attorney - Investment Funds — $250K–$300K · Knowledge Mgmt&Innovation
• Senior Billing Manager — $250K–$300K · Central Billing
• Legal Technology & AI Attorney - M&A/PE — $250K–$290K · Knowledge Mgmt&Innovation
• Legal Technology & AI Attorney - Real Estate — $250K–$290K · Knowledge Mgmt&Innovation

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by department

• knowledge mgmt&innovation: $270K median · $380K top base — Director of Data Services (view JD) (8 roles)
• marketing: $180K median · $375K top base — Sr. Director, Business Development - Transactional (view JD) (7 roles)
• gs - paralegal - litigation: $150K median · $180K top base — Senior Litigation Paralegal (view JD) (5 roles)
• managing attorney office: $123K median · $325K top base — Managing Attorney or Managing Clerk - DC (view JD) (6 roles)
• central billing: $120K median · $300K top base — Senior Billing Manager (view JD) (6 roles)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by seniority

• Mid: $93K median · $200K top base — Legal Technology Solutions Architect (view JD) (13)
• Senior: $150K median · $395K top base — Senior Director, Security Operations (view JD) (32)
• Staff: $225K median · $325K top base — Managing Attorney or Managing Clerk - DC (view JD) (6)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary — lead & management

• Manager: $180K median · $280K top base — Practice Manager - Tax, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, Tax Controversy (view JD) (10)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher salary by location

• New York: $169K median · $395K top base — Senior Director, Security Operations (view JD) (13 roles)
• Los Angeles: $130K median · $380K top base — Director of Data Services (view JD) (10 roles)
• Dallas: $108K median · $175K top base — Senior IP Litigation Paralegal (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

17% of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Litigation (13) · Due Diligence (6) · R (4) · Legal Research (3) · Azure (3) · Westlaw (2) · AWS (2) · SQL (2) · Team Leadership (2) · Contract Drafting (1).

Benefits & perks at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Commonly listed: hsa-fsa (60) · 401k (60) · life-ins (60) · parental (60).

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 7 that do, Bachelor's and Associate'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; 6% 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: 5% 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 66 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 66 public job postings with disclosed pay. 21 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (66 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher pay?
The median pay is $153K, with a typical range of $108K–$209K, based on 66 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 66 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 28, 2026.

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