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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP | Counsel, Energy and Infrastructure Projects | NEW YORK, NY | $355000 | Green Card | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Aquarian Services LLC | Principal, Deputy General Counsel | New York, NY | $350000 - $455000 | H-1B | Dec 10, 2025 |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $350000 - $450000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| EVGO SERVICES LLC | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $350000 | H-1B | Oct 30, 2023 |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $350000 - $450000 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $350000 | H-1B | Dec 21, 2021 |
| WINSTON STRAWN LLP | Of Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $350000 | Green Card | Aug 7, 2019 |
| PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP | COUNSEL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350000 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2012 |
| PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP | COUNSEL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350000 | H-1B | Jul 8, 2011 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garriso… | Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions | $345000 - $455000 | Green Card | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| MORRISON COHEN LLP | COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $341250 | H-1B | 2025 |
| THUMA INC. | SVP, CHIEF OF STAFF AND GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $340200 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $340000 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2021 |
| O'MELVENY & MYERS | Counsel Attorney | NEW YORK, NY | $340000 | Green Card | Feb 12, 2019 |
| EVGO SERVICES LLC | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $335000 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2021 |
| EVgo Services LLC | Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $335000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2021 |
| LS Power Development, LLC | Vice President, Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $331200 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Eisner LLP | Senior Counsel | $330000 | Green Card | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| KING SPALDING LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $330000 - $400000 | Green Card | Apr 17, 2020 |
| KING SPALDING LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $330000 - $400000 | Green Card | Apr 22, 2020 |
| Greenberg Gross LLP | Counsel | Costa Mesa, CA | $325000 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2022 |
| STEPTOE JOHNSON LLP | International Trade Counsel | Washington, DC | $325000 | Green Card | Sep 17, 2021 |
| WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR L… | Counsel | New York, NY | $325000 | Green Card | Jul 13, 2020 |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $325000 - $375000 | H-1B | May 20, 2021 |
| ASHURST LLP | Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $325000 | Green Card | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Chapman and Cutler LLP | Senior Counsel | Chicago, IL | $325000 | Green Card | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Chapman and Cutler LLP | Senior Counsel | Chicago, IL | $325000 | Green Card | Nov 8, 2017 |
| BENNAMON USA NO 1 PTY LTD | COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $324466 | H-1B | 2025 |
| USA Fortescue Future Industries, Inc. | REGIONAL GENERAL COUNSEL, NORTH AMERICA | MCLEAN, VA | $324416 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Altamont Capital Management, L.P. | Deputy General Counsel | Palo Alto, CA | $320000 - $450000 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Satis Group LLC | General Counsel | Lakewood, CO | $320000 | Green Card | May 7, 2019 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate and Business … | Princeton, NJ | $316210 | H-1B | May 28, 2025 |
| Littler Mendelson, P.C. | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $315000 - $330000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| NETFLIX | Business & Legal Affairs - International Original… | LOS GATOS, CA | $315000 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2018 |
| SPOTIFY USA INC | Associate General Counsel | New York, NY | $312850 - $369500 | Green Card | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Spotify USA, Inc. | Associate, General Counsel | New York, NY | $312850 | H-1B | Mar 30, 2021 |
| LS Power Development, LLC | Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $312000 | H-1B | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Corporate Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $311000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| BENNAMON USA NO 1 PTY LTD | COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $309015 | H-1B | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Woodside Energy USA Services Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel | Houston, TX | $304500 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2024 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP | COUNSEL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $300000 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC | General Counsel | $300000 - $475000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| TPG Global, LLC | Principal and Deputy General Counsel | New York, NY | $300000 - $315000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| LS Power Development, LLC | Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $300000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP | COUNSEL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $300000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP | Special Counsel, Litigation Practice Group | $300000 - $600000 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| VESPARUM CAPITAL LLC | GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $300000 | H-1B | May 30, 2025 |
| LS Power Development, LLC | Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $300000 | H-1B | Sep 26, 2022 |
| EMPOWER FINANCE, INC. | GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $300000 | H-1B | May 5, 2023 |
| Woodside Energy USA Services Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel, Marketing & Training | Houston, TX | $300000 | H-1B | Nov 4, 2022 |
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