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Paralegals and Legal Assistants in New York, NY: H-1B salaries

257 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in New York, NY. Median offered base salary $72,842; middle half $60,000–$129,375.

Applications (LCAs)257

Median offered salary$72,842

Middle half of salaries$60,000–$129,375

10th–90th percentile$52,541–$222,500

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$52,541
Level II (qualified)	$65,000
Level III (experienced)	$75,970
Level IV (fully competent)	$160,000

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
Reid & Wise, LLC	20	$65,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	$225,000
Clifford Chance US LLP	18	$160,000
Yerezhepova Law, PC	18	$59,987
Acme Tricycles Inc.	16	—
Grape Law Firm Pllc	7	$80,200
Paws Inc.	7	$100,000
Glacier Law LLP	6	$64,813
Ballon Stoll P.C.	6	$66,331
Elvinger SARL PLLC	5	$140,085
Morelli Law Firm	4	$65,000
Sony Music Entertainment	4	$68,557
Roche Legal, Pllc	4	$52,541
Theodore Cox, Esq, Attorney at Law	3	—
International Institute for the Brain, LTD	3	$60,000
DF Manhattan Inc	3	—
Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP	3	$175,000
Fooksman Law Firm P.C.	3	$75,000
Weinberg Zareh Malkin Price LLP	3	$47,757
Ahmuty Demers & McManus	3	$52,541
Antin, Ehrlich & Epstein, LLP	3	—
Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP	3	—
Barst & Mukamal LLP	3	$89,440
Greenberg & Kaplan, LLP	2	$72,800
BP Management LP	2	$129,750
International Refugee Assistance Project, Inc.	2	$79,580
Huang's Holding Group LLC	2	$72,000
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP	2	$220,000
Robert J. Hantman and Associates, P.C.	2	$56,347
Atash Law PC	2	$60,000
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff and Cohen, P.C.	2	$62,500
Abrams Gorelick Friedman & Jacobson LLP	2	$47,757
Beldock Levine & Hoffman	2	$51,270
Brinen & Associates, LLC	2	$75,000
Mazzola Lindstrom LLP	2	$59,987
J. Tacopina P.C.	2	$65,000
Krause & Glassmith, LLP	2	$48,000
Ozisik PLLC	2	$66,000
Pure Anatolia LLC	2	$67,000
Mayer Brown LLP	2	$89,522

Job titles

Paralegal116
Law Clerk71
Legal Assistant16
Senior Paralegal4
Legal Analyst4
Legal Specialist4
Law Clark3
Paralegal Law Clerk3
Foreign Legal Analyst2
Associate2
Copyright Analyst2
Real Estate/Litigation Paralegal2
Family Law Legal Fellow2
Manager, Copyright2
Foreign Law Clerk2

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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).