The average salary of a male in-house lawyer in Canada is CA$24,000 higher than that of a female in-house counsel, according to a new report.

Based on an extensive survey, the report by The Counsel Network, a Canadian legal recruitment firm, and the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, found that the average male in-house counsel’s base salary in 2022 was CA$193,000, compared with the average of CA$169,000 for a woman in the same position.