Coming off of a slightly uneven year across the board for several key compensation metrics in Pennsylvania, in 2020, things were a bit more steady. Slight decreases, small increases and somewhat steady numbers were reported for the highest-paid GCs in the state.

In 2019, total cash compensation—salary, bonus and nonequity incentive plan compensation—among Pennsylvania legal department leaders dipped to $829,010 from $882,378 in 2018. In 2020, the total cash compensation stayed relatively unchanged with a slight uptick, bringing the number to $829,468, a 0.5% increase.