{"id":78093,"date":"2024-04-11T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idealis.cl\/?page_id=78093"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:52:19","slug":"salary-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.idealis.cl\/en\/salary-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary Guide 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;56&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;161927&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111255&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;79875&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;93&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;202542&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-524109&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115248&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Each year, Idealis Legal Recruitment publishes its Salary Guide, drawing on the deep expertise and market insight of our legal search consultants. This report provides up-to-date compensation data for key legal roles across the industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00acc8;\"><strong>The 2025 edition focuses on General Counsels, Legal Directors, and Chief Legal Officers at both national and multinational companies operating in Chile.<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-524109&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;813520&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]For the first time in a specialized salary report, it also includes average compensation data for <strong>Legal Managers, Senior Legal Counsels,<\/strong> and other second-tier leadership roles within corporate legal departments.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209890&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Paula Garc\u00eda-Huidobro, Managing Partner of Idealis<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;56&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;58&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116960&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111255&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;79969&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;82&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;109929&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170546&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;79186&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;24&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124873&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;995568&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #00abc8;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">NOTES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salaries are expressed in U.S. dollars (USD) as monthly net amounts. Variable income and other potential benefits are excluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;410903&#8243;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chief Legal Officer compensation Chile 2025 by Idealis<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">General Counsel salaries in Chile 2025 by Idealis<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;56&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;58&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;301889&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111255&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;79973&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;56&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;510488&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;649405&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #00abc8;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">NOTES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salaries are expressed in U.S. dollars (USD) as monthly net amounts. Variable income and other potential benefits are excluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;47&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; back_image=&#8221;79202&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;57&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;100&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;459327&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;244505&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206323&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]We can highlight the following <strong>key conclusions:<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;598966&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;159011&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-582019&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-142436&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;123099&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]01.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;939951&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-172739&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-524109&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175308&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The main drivers of compensation include industry, company size, whether the company is regulated, and whether the role falls within the legal department\u2019s \u201cfirst\u201d or \u201csecond tier\u201d of leadership. 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General Counsels with regional responsibilities and broader scope earn on average 30% more than their counterparts holding local roles. 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