Coming off of a year that saw a boost across the board for several key compensation metrics in Pennsylvania, in 2019, things were a bit more uneven. Slight decreases, small increases and somewhat steady numbers were reported for the highest-paid GCs in the state.

In 2018, total cash compensation—salary, bonus and nonequity incentive plan compensation—among Pennsylvania legal department leaders jumped by 17.8% to $882,378 from $748,881 in 2017. In 2019, the total cash compensation dipped slightly—by 6%—to an average of $829,010.