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

397 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $231,941; middle half $198,765–$310,000.

Applications (LCAs)397

Median offered salary$231,941

Middle half of salaries$198,765–$310,000

10th–90th percentile$135,000–$390,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$180,562
Level II (qualified)	$225,000
Level III (experienced)	$295,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$390,000

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

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	30	$310,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	21	$310,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	13	$225,000
Morrison & Foerster LLP	11	$190,000
Ropes & Gray LLP	11	$297,500
Cooley LLP	10	$357,500
Covington & Burling LLP	9	$247,500
Dechert LLP	9	$295,000
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP	8	$250,000
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	8	$225,000
Inventus Law PC	8	$127,962
Fenwick & West, LLP	8	$295,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	8	$235,373
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	7	$225,000
Greenberg Traurig, LLP	6	$310,000
Autodesk, Inc.	6	$216,434
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	6	$310,000
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	5	$225,000
Anthropic, PBC	5	$198,765
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	4	$237,500
Google LLC	4	$338,500
Goodwin Procter LLP	4	$255,000
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.	4	$150,663
Airwallex US, LLC	4	$195,000
Earthjustice	3	$187,800
O'Melveny & Myers LLP	3	$330,000
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP	3	$123,094
Airbnb, Inc.	3	$272,000
Withers Bergman LLP	3	$391,000
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP	3	$300,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	3	$435,000
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP	3	$310,000
Baker & McKenzie LLP	3	$267,500
LYFT, Inc.	2	$192,672
Desmarais LLP	2	$246,882
BraunHagey & Borden LLP	2	$427,875
Clark Hill PLC	2	$175,000
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	2	$250,000
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP	2	$239,750
Scale AI, Inc.	2	$205,250

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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).