Staff Attorney H-1B salaries
Employers filed 58 certified H-1B applications for Staff Attorney roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,320. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.
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- Median salary offered
- $93,320
- Middle half earn
- $79,222 to $115,492
- Top 10% earn over
- $157,206
- Certified filings
- 58
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Pay by employer
| Children’s Legal Center | 3 | $87,589 | −6% |
| Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A | 2 | $85,845 | −8% |
| Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP | 2 | $104,600 | +12% |
| Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. | 2 | $74,882 | −20% |
| Pius Joseph, A Professional Law Corporation | 2 | $110,167 | +18% |
| RSM US LLP | 2 | $142,500 | +53% |
| Mayer Brown LLP | 2 | $122,500 | +31% |
| Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc | 2 | $71,000 | −24% |
| Immigration Project, Inc. | 2 | $69,378 | −26% |
| Holland & Knight LLP | 2 | $161,231 | +73% |
| Dependency Legal Services | 2 | $99,950 | +7% |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | 2 | $150,000 | +61% |
| White & Case LLP | 2 | $190,000 | +104% |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | 2 | $87,175 | −7% |
| Catholic Charities of Orange County | 1 | $115,690 | +24% |
| The Bronx Defenders | 1 | $75,000 | −20% |
| Ali & Associates PA | 1 | $70,000 | −25% |
| Alameda County Homeless Action Center | 1 | $78,856 | −15% |
| Bowie State University | 1 | $110,947 | +19% |
| Central American Resource Center of Northern California | 1 | $95,000 | +2% |
| Center for Family Representation, Inc. | 1 | $86,800 | −7% |
| Korean American Civic Empowerment for Community, Inc. | 1 | $95,222 | +2% |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP | 1 | $180,000 | +93% |
| Immigrant Defenders Law Center | 1 | $81,000 | −13% |
| Community Legal Aid, Inc. | 1 | $74,500 | −20% |
| Goldberg & Jones, PLLC | 1 | $104,533 | +12% |
| City of Rochester, New York | 1 | $88,046 | −6% |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Incorporated | 1 | $90,182 | −3% |
| Mcdermott Will & Schulte LLP | 1 | $345,000 | +270% |
| Lone Star Defenders Office | 1 | $90,000 | −4% |
| Leo Capital Operations LLC | 1 | $98,000 | +5% |
| Just Law International, P.C. | 1 | $119,496 | +28% |
| Pu-Folkes Law Firm PLLC | 1 | $158,080 | +69% |
| Pioneer Institute, Inc. | 1 | $99,840 | +7% |
| Nijc, NFP | 1 | $67,360 | −28% |
| Safe Passage Project Corporation | 1 | $76,696 | −18% |
| Remnant Management | 1 | $70,000 | −25% |
| South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. | 1 | $78,750 | −16% |
| Sanctuary for Families Inc. | 1 | $81,569 | −13% |
| Staples, Inc. | 1 | $112,200 | +20% |
| University of Notre Dame du Lac | 1 | $100,000 | +7% |
| Urban Justice Center | 1 | $71,609 | −23% |
| Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services | 1 | $83,000 | −11% |
Where these jobs are
| New York, NY | 11 | $150,000 |
| Chicago, IL | 6 | $92,726 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $77,601 |
| Boston, MA | 3 | $104,600 |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $91,640 |
| Pasadena, CA | 2 | $110,167 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $123,315 |
| Bronx, NY | 2 | $78,284 |
| Miami, FL | 2 | $71,000 |
| Fall River, MA | 1 | $78,750 |
| Flushing, NY | 1 | $95,222 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $70,000 |
| Bowie, MD | 1 | $110,947 |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $78,856 |
| Fairfax, VA | 1 | $119,496 |
| Fairfield, CA | 1 | $114,899 |
| Jamaica, NY | 1 | $86,800 |
| Hyannis, MA | 1 | $98,000 |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $90,000 |
| Framingham, MA | 1 | $112,200 |
By experience level
| Level I | 30 | $104,566 |
| Level II | 8 | $150,916 |
| Level IV | 1 | $345,000 |
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
| 2023 | 4 | $74,882 |
| 2024 | 20 | $92,611 |
| 2025 | 22 | $88,886 |
| 2026 | 12 | $113,550 |