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Counsel: H-1B salaries
106 labor condition applications used the job title Counsel. Median offered base salary $362,500; middle half $225,508–$445,000.
Applications (LCAs)106
Median offered salary$362,500
Middle half of salaries$225,508–$445,000
10th–90th percentile$155,600–$455,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | 10 | $435,000 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | 8 | $420,000 |
| Linklaters LLP | 6 | $445,000 |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | 3 | $420,000 |
| Reed Smith LLP | 3 | $450,000 |
| Rimon, P.C. | 3 | $126,000 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 3 | $455,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 3 | $420,000 |
| Magstone Law, LLP | 3 | $216,250 |
| Appleton Luff Trade Consulting LLC | 3 | $68,640 |
| LYFT, Inc. | 2 | $192,672 |
| Crowell & Moring LLP | 2 | $206,864 |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 2 | $124,790 |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | 2 | $440,000 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 2 | $445,000 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | 2 | $575,000 |
| Miller & Chevalier Chartered | 2 | $305,000 |
| National Hockey League | 2 | $235,000 |
| Bennamon USA No 1 Pty LTD | 2 | $316,740 |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | 2 | $465,000 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | 2 | $300,000 |
| RO Law PLLC | 2 | $160,000 |
| Hogan Lovells US LLP | 2 | $445,000 |
| Perkins Coie LLP | 1 | $320,000 |
| Seward & Kissel LLP | 1 | $365,000 |
| Joby Aero, Inc. | 1 | $137,000 |
| Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. | 1 | $160,000 |
| CIPW Service Company, LLC | 1 | $250,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Wenchi Hu, Attorney at Law, PLLC | 1 | $172,800 |
| Mayflower Wenyu LLC | 1 | $120,000 |
| Dahua Technology USA Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| AES Clean Energy Services, LLC | 1 | $175,000 |
| Yk Law LLP | 1 | — |
| Credit Agricole America Services Inc. | 1 | $230,000 |
| Venture Partner, LLC | 1 | — |
| Ashurst LLP | 1 | $400,000 |
| Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | 1 | $420,000 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP | 1 | $435,000 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 1 | $180,487 |
| King & Wood Mallesons | 1 | $330,000 |
| DLP Real Estate Capital Inc. | 1 | $168,000 |
| Societe Generale | 1 | $285,000 |
| Morrison Cohen LLP | 1 | $341,250 |
| Muratbekov Law Firm, P.a. | 1 | $75,000 |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | 1 | $158,000 |
| Bermudez Law Firm P.A. | 1 | — |
| Coatue Management LLC | 1 | $300,000 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | 1 | $460,000 |
| World Insurance Associates LLC | 1 | $185,000 |
| Ojai Tax Law LLP | 1 | $230,000 |
| Venable LLP | 1 | $360,000 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC | 1 | $435,000 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | 1 | $435,000 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $227,800 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP | 1 | $455,000 |
| Coefficient Giving LLC | 1 | $218,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | 1 | $575,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $120,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $185,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $360,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $435,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 22 | $257,317 |
| FY2024 | 23 | $435,000 |
| FY2025 | 22 | $327,233 |
| FY2026 | 31 | $420,000 |
Cities
- New York, NY64
- San Francisco, CA10
- Washington, DC6
- Chicago, IL4
- Oakland, CA3
- Houston, TX2
- St. Louis, MO2
- Santa Monica, CA2
- Seattle, WA1
- Santa Cruz, CA1
- Boston, MA1
- Irvine, CA1
- McLean, VA1
- Salt Lake City, UT1
- Los Angeles, CA1
- St. Augustine, FL1
- Redwood Shores, CA1
- Hallandale Beach, FL1
- Sunnyvale, CA1
- Livingston, NJ1
- Dallas, TX1
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).