Lawyers advise and represent clients on legal matters, drawing the highest median salaries among sponsored occupations. Based on 34,103 H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Attorney / Lawyer is $170,000 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $80,360 |
| 25th | $103,000 |
| 50th (median) | $170,000 |
| 75th | $225,000 |
| 90th (senior) | $295,000 |
Of 34,103 filings, 29,363 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 4,740 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 14% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | 802 | $253,505 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 732 | $255,287 |
| 3 | WHITE & CASE LLP | 677 | $246,612 |
| 4 | Davis Polk Wardwell LLP | 651 | $241,022 |
| 5 | SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP | 620 | $223,728 |
| 6 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 618 | $249,670 |
| 7 | Sullivan Cromwell LLP | 552 | $209,169 |
| 8 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Garrison LLP | 542 | $242,150 |
| 9 | SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP | 436 | $248,703 |
| 10 | CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN HAMILTON LLP | 389 | $222,436 |
| 11 | WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP | 374 | $260,758 |
| 12 | ROPES & GRAY LLP | 328 | $240,160 |
| 13 | SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP | 328 | $205,677 |
| 14 | DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP | 295 | $250,109 |
| 15 | Goodwin Procter LLP | 291 | $249,915 |
| 16 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC. | 261 | $155,773 |
| 17 | Cravath, Swaine Moore LLP | 255 | $194,129 |
| 18 | Linklaters LLP | 252 | $215,402 |
| 19 | Morrison & Foerster LLP | 237 | $169,059 |
| 20 | FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP | 224 | $253,425 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 16,510 | $202,341 |
| California | 5,787 | $177,353 |
| District of Columbia | 1,721 | $199,360 |
| Florida | 1,483 | $107,242 |
| Texas | 1,417 | $150,439 |
| Illinois | 1,026 | $152,972 |
| Massachusetts | 807 | $175,677 |
| New Jersey | 683 | $122,906 |
| Washington | 678 | $143,746 |
| Virginia | 485 | $123,098 |
| Georgia | 445 | $114,714 |
| Pennsylvania | 276 | $135,521 |
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Salaries are the offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.