In house securities counsels, I see a lot of people talking about making $350-500k in your role. When did you start making that? YOE? Time with your company? I am AGC Securities now and make $270k all in (no equity).

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Im 450k TC (some years up to 500k if company performs well). I was around 10 YOE when made over 400k. Now at 16 YOE

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Around earnings maybe 20 hours a week maybe a few 8 hour days but then barely anything in-between cycles.

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What’s the location?

This is my second IHC role. Went in house from big law after 3 yrs

I’m ~350k TC, 2018 grad and remote, but have a heavy workload (especially during m&a) and in HCOL

i was > $500k tc when hired. i am ~10 YOE, but i suspect i work more than many others in the securities/corp gov space.

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