Counsel H-1B salaries

Employers filed 59 certified H-1B applications for Counsel roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $390,000. The typical offer was 54% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $390,000
Middle half earn: $193,348 to $445,000
Top 10% earn over: $451,000
Certified filings: 59

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	6	$420,000	+8%	$420,000 – $431,250
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	6	$345,000	−12%	$255,000 – $412,500
Linklaters LLP	4	$445,000	+14%	$445,000 – $445,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	3	$420,000	+8%	$420,000 – $510,000
Magstone Law, LLP	2	$216,250	−45%	$208,125 – $224,375
Rimon, P.C.	2	$126,000	−68%	$117,000 – $135,000
Reed Smith LLP	2	$450,000	+15%	$450,000 – $450,000
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP	2	$427,500	+10%	$423,750 – $431,250
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	2	$445,000	+14%	$440,000 – $450,000
Coefficient Giving LLC	1	$218,000	−44%	$218,000 – $218,000
Coatue Management LLC	1	$300,000	−23%	$300,000 – $300,000
Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.	1	$160,000	−59%	$160,000 – $160,000
Appleton Luff Trade Consulting LLC	1	$68,640	−82%	$68,640 – $68,640
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP	1	$700,000	+79%	$700,000 – $700,000
Bermudez Law Firm P.A.	1	$218,400	−44%	$218,400 – $218,400
LinkedIn Corporation	1	$180,487	−54%	$180,487 – $180,487
King & Wood Mallesons LLP	1	$330,000	−15%	$330,000 – $330,000
Crowell & Moring LLP	1	$186,695	−52%	$186,695 – $186,695
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	1	$575,000	+47%	$575,000 – $575,000
Health Care Service Corporation	1	$136,677	−65%	$136,677 – $136,677
Hogan Lovells US LLP	1	$445,000	+14%	$445,000 – $445,000
DLP Real Estate Capital Inc.	1	$168,000	−57%	$168,000 – $168,000
Goodwin Procter LLP	1	$450,000	+15%	$450,000 – $450,000
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP	1	$420,000	+8%	$420,000 – $420,000
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.	1	$158,000	−59%	$158,000 – $158,000
Ojai Tax Law LLP	1	$230,000	−41%	$230,000 – $230,000
Muratbekov Law Firm, P.A.	1	$75,000	−81%	$75,000 – $75,000
Miller & Chevalier Chartered	1	$310,000	−21%	$310,000 – $310,000
LYFT, Inc.	1	$144,000	−63%	$144,000 – $144,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	1	$470,000	+21%	$470,000 – $470,000
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP	1	$435,000	+12%	$435,000 – $435,000
RO Law PLLC	1	$160,000	−59%	$160,000 – $160,000
Societe Generale	1	$285,000	−27%	$285,000 – $285,000
Venture Partner, LLC	1	$125,008	−68%	$125,008 – $125,008
Venable LLP	1	$360,000	−8%	$360,000 – $360,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	1	$445,000	+14%	$445,000 – $445,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	1	$435,000	+12%	$435,000 – $435,000
World Insurance Associates LLC	1	$185,000	−53%	$185,000 – $185,000
Yk Law LLP	1	$95,222	−76%	$95,222 – $95,222

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	40	$427,500	$322,500 – $445,000
San Francisco, CA	5	$180,487	$144,000 – $218,000
Washington, DC	4	$335,000	$279,174 – $375,000
Chicago, IL	3	$136,677	$130,842 – $148,338
Dallas, TX	1	$445,000	$445,000 – $445,000
Hallandale Beach, FL	1	$75,000	$75,000 – $75,000
Houston, TX	1	$435,000	$435,000 – $435,000
Oakland, CA	1	$68,640	$68,640 – $68,640
Livingston, NJ	1	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000
St. Augustine, FL	1	$168,000	$168,000 – $168,000
St. Louis, MO	1	$108,000	$108,000 – $108,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	5	$95,222
Level II	16	$192,500
Level III	6	$420,000
Level IV	30	$445,000

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

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