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Lawyers in San Diego, CA: H-1B salaries

48 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Diego, CA. Median offered base salary $250,000; middle half $189,074–$305,000.

Applications (LCAs)48
Median offered salary$250,000
Middle half of salaries$189,074–$305,000
10th–90th percentile$119,872–$369,000

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$105,000
Level II (qualified)$250,000
Level III (experienced)$355,000
Level IV (fully competent)$270,000

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.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Latham & Watkins LLP12$273,000
Lee & Xiao3—
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC3$370,000
ResMed Corp.3$270,000
Reid & Wise, LLC2$93,000
Connect BioPharm LLC2$262,500
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP2$140,000
Qualcomm Incorporated2$203,864
The Law Office of Daniel R Weiner Inc2$185,000
Workday, Inc.2$228,758
Roadz Inc1$250,000
Stoel Rives LLP1$355,000
Cross-Border Counselor LLP1$105,000
Inventory and Administrative Software Inc1$139,360
California Premier Properties, Inc.1—
Foley & Lardner LLP1$390,000
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP1$390,000
Burke LLP1$230,000
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP formerly Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP1$250,000
Antonyan Miranda, LLP1$180,000
Law Offices of Jacob J Sapochnick1$90,000
Ahead, Inc.1$115,000
Figma, Inc.1$290,000
Cooley LLP1$225,000
Barnes & Thornburg LLP1$193,149

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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).