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Associate Attorney H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,179 certified H-1B applications for Associate Attorney roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $165,000.

Median salary offered
$165,000
Middle half earn
$111,946 to $235,000
Top 10% earn over
$310,000
Certified filings
1,179

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP84$260,000$235,000 – $365,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP60$225,000$225,000 – $235,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP56$267,500$222,500 – $365,000
Mayer Brown LLP40$225,000$225,000 – $390,000
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP28$218,920$171,018 – $220,033
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP24$310,000$235,000 – $435,000
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP24$350,000$250,000 – $380,000
Hunter Taubman NY LLP14$98,600$95,222 – $115,950
Jones Day14$206,388$184,345 – $230,886
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP12$250,000$220,000 – $368,750
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP11$260,000$235,000 – $337,500
Hogan Lovells US LLP8$242,500$235,000 – $272,500
Xyz Law PLLC7$158,080$128,960 – $158,080
Greenberg Traurig, LLP7$285,000$285,000 – $407,500
Hueston Hennigan, LLP7$250,000$200,315 – $280,000
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP6$390,000$341,250 – $412,500
Kim, Song & Associates, PLLC6$100,000$95,246 – $100,000
Withers Bergman LLP6$205,000$190,000 – $265,000
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP6$132,200$131,064 – $135,050
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP6$130,000$116,250 – $151,250
Robinson & Cole LLP6$190,000$190,000 – $193,750
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP formerly Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP6$237,500$225,000 – $250,000
Winston & Strawn LLP6$225,000$225,000 – $288,750
Quill & Arrow LLP6$132,500$118,018 – $140,000
Baker & McKenzie LLP6$315,000$260,000 – $407,500
Law Office of Anil Jethmalani PLLC5$98,114$96,262 – $98,114
Magstone Law, LLP5$143,000$140,000 – $151,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP5$225,000$225,000 – $260,000
Haynes and Boone, LLP5$225,000$225,000 – $260,000
Strategic Legal Practices, APC.5$145,000$120,000 – $195,000
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP5$214,989$212,000 – $230,000
Polsinelli, PC4$220,000$213,750 – $225,000
Brown Immigration Law P.C., L.L.O.4$80,000$69,644 – $100,000
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP4$130,381$124,722 – $132,800
Jethmalani & Nallaseth PLLC4$97,188$96,262 – $98,114
Loeb & Loeb LLP4$305,000$285,000 – $325,000
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP4$252,500$201,250 – $300,000
Law Office of Usman B. Ahmad, P.C.4$96,668$94,832 – $101,083
Oguz Law4$100,160$86,280 – $116,480
Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C.4$156,832$155,938 – $156,832
Kean Miller LLP3$187,000$175,000 – $187,000
Gerald Cipolla & Associates3$79,269$79,269 – $87,134
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC3$205,000$190,250 – $215,000
Ni, Wang & Massand, PLLC3$103,000$103,000 – $105,575
Kern Segal & Murray, A Law Corporation3$198,765$163,364 – $198,765
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP3$310,000$285,000 – $310,000
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP3$215,530$214,178 – $221,515
Centurion Legal Group LLC3$163,030$126,515 – $163,030
Di Li Law, P.C.3$120,640$116,480 – $122,720
Jun He Law Offices LLC3$160,000$137,500 – $160,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY481$225,000$155,000 – $274,248
Los Angeles, CA62$194,000$118,498 – $260,000
Chicago, IL54$148,075$88,052 – $225,000
Washington, DC32$230,000$211,028 – $280,544
San Francisco, CA29$210,000$160,000 – $260,000
Dallas, TX23$130,686$97,828 – $225,000
Houston, TX21$200,000$144,500 – $225,000
Palo Alto, CA20$260,000$225,000 – $310,000
Atlanta, GA18$125,500$97,300 – $167,928
Brooklyn, NY14$127,500$101,000 – $156,832
Miami, FL12$120,089$111,472 – $143,750
Irvine, CA12$135,000$125,000 – $215,000
Seattle, WA10$143,125$111,312 – $150,000
Boston, MA9$136,000$99,850 – $217,000
San Diego, CA8$140,000$93,000 – $197,500
Flushing, NY7$98,114$95,222 – $101,920
Washington, D.C., DC7$225,000$225,000 – $257,500
Nashville, TN7$152,000$145,000 – $194,000
Long Island City, NY6$104,052$95,945 – $187,117
San Jose, CA6$119,000$108,000 – $140,875

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I554$112,070
Level II348$201,500
Level III190$260,000
Level IV67$285,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202359$130,000
2024349$165,443
2025423$155,000
2026348$185,786