Counsel salaries
3,878 H-1B & PERM records for "Counsel", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$88027
Average Salary
$8211
Minimum
$750000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDIBLE, INC. | ASSOCIATE CORPORATE COUNSEL | NEWARK, NJ | $170000 | H-1B | Sep 2, 2022 |
| BLEND LABS, INC. | Product & Regulatory Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $170000 | Green Card | Aug 17, 2020 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Tax Counsel | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $170000 | Green Card | May 11, 2018 |
| LION RE:SOURCES, INC. | Senior Counsel II | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $170000 | Green Card | Oct 25, 2016 |
| APPLE INC. | Legal Counsel | CUPERTINO, CA | $170000 - $233900 | Green Card | Dec 16, 2015 |
| GOPRO INC. | Corporate Counsel | SAN MATEO, CA | $170000 | Green Card | May 7, 2015 |
| HESS CORPORATION | COUNSEL, TRADING | NEW YORK, NY | $170000 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2013 |
| PHOSPHAGENICS INCORPORATED | LEGAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $170000 - $180000 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2012 |
| GFK | ATTORNEY, SR. COUNSEL & VP | NEW YORK, NY | $170000 | H-1B | Sep 18, 2012 |
| ENTEGRIS, INC. | Senior Corporate Counsel | Billerica, MA | $169936 | Green Card | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Legal Counsel III | New York, NY | $169300 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2025 |
| JINKOSOLAR U.S. INC. | Transaction Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $168800 | Green Card | May 12, 2021 |
| YUNLAN (US) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. | General Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $168002 | Green Card | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Shanghai Chengtou USA LLC | In-House Counsel | New York, NY | $168002 | Green Card | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Governors Lane LP | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | New York, NY | $168002 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2016 |
| TESLA MOTORSINC | Chief Counsel, Tesla Energy | PALO ALTO, CA | $167939 - $215000 | Green Card | Dec 2, 2015 |
| LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC | Senior Counsel II | Lynchburg, VA | $167918 | Green Card | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Senior Corporate Counsel - Commercial Legal ANZ | Washington, DC | $167718 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2021 |
| CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD | Legal Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $167565 | Green Card | May 25, 2016 |
| Steadfast Financial LP | Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Coun… | NY, NY | $167565 - $250000 | Green Card | Dec 29, 2015 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | SENIOR COUNSEL | HOUSTON, TX | $167280 - $250920 | H-1B | May 29, 2012 |
| ORACLE AMERICA, INC. | Legal Counsel | Redwood Shores, CA | $167000 - $222815 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Telstra Incorporated | Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $166796 | Green Card | May 4, 2015 |
| Thales DIS CPL USA, Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel | $166664 | Green Card | May 20, 2024 | |
| Wilson Williams LLC | Counsel | Washington, DC | $166587 | Green Card | May 2, 2017 |
| Hills Stern & Morley LLP | Foreign Legal Counsel | Washington, DC | $166587 | Green Card | Jan 23, 2017 |
| INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $166130 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2010 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY | Senior Associate Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $165561 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2014 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Legal Counsel III | ARLINGTON, VA | $165443 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. | Corporate Counsel | $165000 | Green Card | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| NBCUniversal Media, LLC | Sr. Counsel | Brooklyn, NY | $165000 - $205000 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Datadog, Inc. | Product Counsel | New York, NY | $165000 | H-1B | May 16, 2022 |
| OKCOIN USA INC. | Legal Counsel | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $165000 | Green Card | Aug 28, 2020 |
| INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. | Legal Counsel | ATLANTA, GA | $165000 - $175000 | Green Card | Mar 23, 2020 |
| NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. | CORPORATE COUNSEL | REDMOND, WA | $165000 - $175000 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2017 |
| KADMON CORPORATION, LLC | SR. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $165000 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2012 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | LEGAL COUNSEL III | SEATTLE, WA | $164700 | H-1B | Jun 10, 2022 |
| MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC | Commercial Counsel | CHICAGO, IL | $164592 - $204375 | Green Card | Dec 26, 2017 |
| MITSUI & CO. PRECIOUS METALS, INC. | GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $164070 - $200000 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2012 |
| RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC. | Corporate Counsel | MILPITAS, CA | $164000 | Green Card | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Smaato, Inc. | Senior Counsel, AdTech Americas | New York, NY | $163030 - $165000 | H-1B | Nov 25, 2025 |
| CITIBANK, N.A | Senior Counsel, VP | Miami, FL | $163000 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2020 |
| QUALCOMM, INC. | Senior Associate Privacy Counsel | San Diego, CA | $161031 - $199200 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2022 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL | GREENWICH, CT | $161000 - $200000 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2013 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $161000 - $200000 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Terraformation, Inc. | General Counsel | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2025 | |
| Kinesis USA Inc | Group Legal Counsel | Scarsdale, NY | $160000 - $164687 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2025 |
| NATERA, INC. | Senior Product Manager | SAN CARLOS, CA | $160000 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2023 |
| Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & … | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $160000 | H-1B | Jun 15, 2023 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL | SEATTLE, WA | $160000 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2022 |
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