🇵🇬 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Papua New Guinea

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Papua New Guinea based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
58,498 PGK
Highest Salary / year
148,300 PGK
Entry Level / year
15,700 PGK

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (PGK)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 148,300 PGK $39,228.37 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 136,100 PGK $36,001.22 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 129,000 PGK $34,123.13 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 119,700 PGK $31,663.09 Top 10%
General Counsel 116,180 PGK $30,731.98 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 106,740 PGK $28,234.91 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 105,800 PGK $27,986.26 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 102,960 PGK $27,235.02 Top 10%
Attorney 98,140 PGK $25,960.03 Top 10%
Lawyer 96,600 PGK $25,552.67 Top 10%
Legal Executive 82,720 PGK $21,881.13 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 73,880 PGK $19,542.77 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 69,180 PGK $18,299.52 Top 10%
Counsel 69,040 PGK $18,262.49 Top 10%
Corporate Counsel 68,580 PGK $18,140.81 Top 10%
Legal Counsel 66,100 PGK $17,484.8 Top 10%
Immigration Executive 66,000 PGK $17,458.34 Top 10%
In House Counsel 64,920 PGK $17,172.66 Top 10%
Associate Attorney 64,560 PGK $17,077.44 Top 10%
Legal Advisor 61,400 PGK $16,241.55 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 59,380 PGK $15,707.22 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 59,000 PGK $15,606.7 Top 10%
Arbitrator 58,000 PGK $15,342.18 Top 10%
Litigation Paralegal 55,580 PGK $14,702.04 Top 10%
Candidate Attorney 53,840 PGK $14,241.78 Top 10%
Contracts Manager 53,600 PGK $14,178.29 Top 10%
Conciliator 47,760 PGK $12,633.49 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 46,280 PGK $12,242 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 44,780 PGK $11,845.22 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 44,540 PGK $11,781.74 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 42,320 PGK $11,194.5 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 42,320 PGK $11,194.5 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 40,040 PGK $10,591.4 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 38,180 PGK $10,099.39 Middle 40%
Paralegal 35,520 PGK $9,395.76 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 33,520 PGK $8,866.72 Middle 40%
Bailiff 31,940 PGK $8,448.78 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 31,660 PGK $8,374.72 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 30,700 PGK $8,120.78 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 27,480 PGK $7,269.02 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 27,040 PGK $7,152.63 Middle 40%
Court Representative 26,660 PGK $7,052.11 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 26,500 PGK $7,009.79 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 25,940 PGK $6,861.66 Middle 40%
Barrister 25,160 PGK $6,655.33 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 25,160 PGK $6,655.33 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 23,700 PGK $6,269.13 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 23,480 PGK $6,210.94 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 20,940 PGK $5,539.06 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 20,760 PGK $5,491.44 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 15,700 PGK $4,152.97 Middle 40%

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