250+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed local posting ranges from the Callings.ai job database center on about $115k to $164k, with a broader band of about $76k to $235k; hourly-paid roles center on about $20 to $23 / hour. Separate statewide salary data puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Massachusetts at ~$123,036 in July 2026, based on n=193, and national new-opening pay at ~$131,220 based on n=25,307.

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Advertised pay

Across the 230 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $108,074 at the 25th percentile, $146,625 at the median and $205,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is a competitive rather than weak market for Legal, Compliance & Risk right now: metro unemployment was 3.9% in June 2026, and Massachusetts Legal, Compliance & Risk employment was up 3.1% year over year in July with postings up 1.6%. That local direction looks better than the national category, where active postings were down 8.8% year over year even as national payrolls were still inching up. The catch is selectivity—metro Professional and Business Services employment was down -0.1377% year over year, and July brought restructuring signals at Takeda and Boston Scientific.

Best positioned: Candidates with regulated-industry experience, especially in healthcare, biotech, medtech, contracts, or compliance operations, and who can work on-site or hybrid, have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not treat the headline Boston pay bands as universal; this category mixes JD-required roles, compliance specialists, and lower-paid hourly support work.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 290 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. New Haven County Bar Association: 18 open roles
2. Morgan & Morgan, PA: 7 open roles
3. Axiom: 6 open roles
4. Flagship Pioneering, Inc.: 5 open roles
5. Axon: 4 open roles
6. Goodwin Procter LLP: 4 open roles
7. Morrison Mahoney LLP: 4 open roles
8. Ororun: 4 open roles
9. Public Counsel: 4 open roles
10. Shunnarah Law Firm: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 183
• Cambridge: 18
• Waltham: 11
• Somerville: 8
• New York: 5
• Medford: 5
• Andover: 4
• Framingham: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 160 (56%), hybrid 110 (38%), remote 17 (6%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than locked inside a few names. The local sample shows more than 900 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration is described as fragmented. Industry mix is led by healthcare at about 35%, legal services at about 25%, legal at about 10%, social services at about 10%, and healthcare services at about 5%. That means Boston is really several submarkets at once. Regulated operators still matter: Cambridge-based Biogen and Boston-based WHOOP appear in current Massachusetts compliance openings, while law-firm-side demand got a boost from Haynes & Boone opening a Boston office in January 2026 and Greenberg Gross opening one in April 2026. Enterprise employers account for about 35% of sampled postings, which is where more formal compliance programs and higher-compensation tracks tend to sit. The most reliable path is to pick a lane instead of marketing yourself as a generic legal/compliance candidate.

• Healthcare, biotech, and medtech compliance (high): This is the strongest concentration zone locally, with healthcare representing about 35% of the sample and current employer signals including Biogen and WHOOP.
• Law firms, litigation, and legal services (moderate): Legal services account for about 25% of the sample and legal another about 10%, with fresh office openings from Haynes & Boone and Greenberg Gross adding to the local law-firm footprint.
• Social-services and care-setting compliance support (moderate): This slice is smaller but real: social services make up about 10% of the sample, and the skill mix in that portion leans toward case management, crisis intervention, documentation, and care-environment credentials.

Where to focus: If you want the best mix of volume and pay, focus first on regulated healthcare and biotech employers, then tailor a second track for legal services or law-firm-side work.

Roles worth searching next

• Legal operations analyst: It uses the same strengths Boston employers are already asking for—documentation, legal research, contract workflow, and process discipline—without requiring every candidate to come in on the attorney track.
• AI governance or policy operations analyst: AI ethics, governance, and regulation are rising faster than general posting volume, making this a credible next step for compliance-minded candidates with policy or controls instincts.
• E-discovery or legal technologist: Forecasts point to growing demand for legal technologists and legal data intelligence specialists who combine legal reasoning with workflow and data skills.
• Program manager in regulated healthcare or social services: Healthcare and social services together make up a large share of the local sample, and the role overlap around case management, documentation, escalation, and policy adherence is real.

What postings ask for

• Regulatory compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Regulatory compliance appears among the most-requested hard skills in the local posting sample, making it a baseline signal rather than a differentiator by itself. Who: Everyone targeting compliance analyst, risk analyst, contracts, or operations-heavy legal roles.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): Legal research shows up directly in the local skills mix, which matters for paralegal, counsel-support, investigations, and policy roles. Who: Entry-level legal candidates, paralegals, and switchers trying to prove legal fluency.
• Documentation and workflow discipline (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation is a recurring local requirement, and the broader legal-tech forecast points to rising demand for people who understand workflow design and data behavior, not just legal concepts. Who: Career switchers, compliance coordinators, legal ops candidates, and anyone without a marquee employer on their resume.
• Contract negotiation and contract management (differentiator | near-term): Contract negotiation appears in the local skills mix, and Robert Half expects contract management roles in legal teams to see a 2.7% year-over-year salary gain in 2026. Who: Mid-career candidates with vendor, procurement, commercial, or in-house legal exposure.
• CCEP or CRCM (differentiator | near-term): The BLS says certification and licensure can improve compliance-officer job prospects and specifically names Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional and Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager as helpful credentials. Who: Career switchers and mid-career professionals who need a clear signal that they are serious about compliance work.
• AI ethics, governance, and regulation (premium | near-term): Specialized oversight skills in AI ethics, governance, and regulation are outpacing general job posting volume, which makes this a smart edge skill for Boston candidates targeting future-facing policy and compliance work. Who: Compliance analysts, privacy candidates, policy professionals, and lawyers or paralegals who want a modern specialization.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed local posting ranges from the Callings.ai job database center on about $115k to $164k, with a broader band of about $76k to $235k; hourly-paid roles center on about $20 to $23 / hour. Separate statewide salary data puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Massachusetts at ~$123,036 in July 2026, based on n=193, and national new-opening pay at ~$131,220 based on n=25,307. Boston pays well, but the category is mixed. National legal occupations show a $174,620 median and $287,070 at the 75th percentile, while compliance officers nationally had a much lower $78,420 median in 2024.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than locked inside a few names. The local sample shows more than 900 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration is described as fragmented. Industry mix is led by healthcare at about 35%, legal services at about 25%, legal at about 10%, social services at about 10%, and healthcare services at about 5%. That means Boston is really several submarkets at once. Regulated operators still matter: Cambridge-based Biogen and Boston-based WHOOP appear in current Massachusetts compliance openings, while law-firm-side demand got a boost from Haynes & Boone opening a Boston office in January 2026 and Greenberg Gross opening one in April 2026. Enterprise employers account for about 35% of sampled postings, which is where more formal compliance programs and higher-compensation tracks tend to sit. The most reliable path is to pick a lane instead of marketing yourself as a generic legal/compliance candidate.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Vinfen (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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