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How much do general counsels at companies w/ $1b revenue make?

like small companies that you've probably never heard of but...
turquoise partner
  06/09/26
Not generally millions, no. But you should fall somewhere i...
cream place of business
  06/09/26
OMG really? So GC's of like 5,000 employee companies make b...
turquoise partner
  06/09/26
I was GC at a shitty PE portco with substantially lower reve...
cream place of business
  06/09/26
this is every FORTUNE 5000 Company btw somehow the dumbes...
Navy Greedy Lodge
  06/09/26
My company is in the $4B-$5B range. GC makes around $450K.
razzle-dazzle french chef
  06/09/26
Can you share the target and equity/LTI percentages?
cream place of business
  06/09/26
0% for both. or maybe there's a bonus in there but the $450...
razzle-dazzle french chef
  06/09/26
Flame?
turquoise partner
  06/09/26
no
razzle-dazzle french chef
  06/09/26
in the $6 million to $8 millions range for total comp
razzmatazz primrose toilet seat theatre
  06/09/26
yeah if you're the GC of Meta.
red garrison
  06/09/26
*generals counsel
Honey-headed Fragrant Indian Lodge
  06/09/26
counsels, general you philistine
soggy office
  06/09/26
like 500k plus some worthless stock probably
soggy office
  06/09/26


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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:15 PM
Author: turquoise partner

like small companies that you've probably never heard of but still have $1b+ in revenue. do GC's make millions?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925527)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:28 PM
Author: cream place of business

Not generally millions, no. But you should fall somewhere in the following ranges:

350 - 500 base

50 - 100% target bonus

75 - 200% (relative to base) annual equity

For most companies in this range, I would expect ~400 base, 100% target bonus, and 400 - 600k annual equity value, with overall comp being around 1.2 million (if it's not a distressed situation)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925563)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:29 PM
Author: turquoise partner

OMG really? So GC's of like 5,000 employee companies make basically what a run of the mill BIGLAW partner makes? JFC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925565)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:33 PM
Author: cream place of business

I was GC at a shitty PE portco with substantially lower revenue. It was supposed to be successful and filled with executive counterparts who are brilliant and experienced. Total comp was supposed to be around 800k/yr

It turned out to be deeply distressed and run by idiots (including the PE directors). I never even pulled 400k in annual comp, which was less than an AGC at a good company

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925574)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Navy Greedy Lodge

this is every FORTUNE 5000 Company btw

somehow the dumbest sales boomers & gen xers sucked and fucked their way into executive positions and have been making decisions that are just a giant 'Peter Principle' flow chart that is void of literally a single instance of 2nd and 3rd Order Logic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925738)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:50 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle french chef

My company is in the $4B-$5B range. GC makes around $450K.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925611)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:55 PM
Author: cream place of business

Can you share the target and equity/LTI percentages?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925626)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 3:10 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle french chef

0% for both. or maybe there's a bonus in there but the $450Kish is all in pay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925655)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: turquoise partner

Flame?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925649)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 3:08 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle french chef

no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925653)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:54 PM
Author: razzmatazz primrose toilet seat theatre

in the $6 million to $8 millions range for total comp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925623)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: red garrison

yeah if you're the GC of Meta.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49926098)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 2:58 PM
Author: Honey-headed Fragrant Indian Lodge

*generals counsel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49925634)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: soggy office

counsels, general you philistine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49926129)



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Date: June 9th, 2026 5:34 PM
Author: soggy office

like 500k plus some worthless stock probably

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5872492&forum_id=2…id#49926123)