Lawyers salaries
6,749 H-1B & PERM records for "Lawyers", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$197170
Average Salary
$10769
Minimum
$1000000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | Senior Managing Associate Attorney | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | Senior Associate, Private Capital Transactions G… | San Francisco, CA | $445000 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| White & Case LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | Senior Associate, Private Capital Transactions G… | San Francisco, CA | $445000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Partner | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | New York, NY | $445000 | H-1B | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Dechert LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | Senior Associate (Lawyer) Strategic Transactions … | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobso… | Senior Associate Attorney, Executive Compensation… | $435000 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Senior Associate | $435000 | Green Card | Oct 20, 2024 | |
| Cooley LLP | Associate | $435000 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | Palo Alto, CA | $435000 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2026 |
| MILBANK LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Mayer Brown LLP | Associate Attorney | $435000 - $445000 | Green Card | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| Freshfields US LLP | Senior Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Litigation Attorney | $435000 | Green Card | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Attorney | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | $435000 - $455000 | Green Card | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Senior Associate | Denver, CO | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP | Non-Share Partner | $435000 | Green Card | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | Palo Alto, CA | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| White & Case LLP | Senior Associate (Corporate Mergers & Acquisition… | $435000 - $450000 | Green Card | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| Ashurst LLP | Senior Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| MILBANK LLP | Special Counsel | $435000 | Green Card | Jan 26, 2024 | |
| DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP | Associate Attorney | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | Palo Alto, CA | $435000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Ashurst LLP | Senior Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Ashurst LLP | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | NEW YORK, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garriso… | Counsel | Santa Monica, CA | $435000 - $535000 | H-1B | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garriso… | Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $435000 - $535000 | H-1B | Sep 19, 2024 |
| HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS NEW YORK LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Aug 16, 2023 |
| MILBANK LLP | Special Counsel | New York, NY | $435000 | H-1B | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Cooley LLP | Special Counsel | New York, NY | $430000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| SANITEX-GLOBAL LLC | GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $430000 | H-1B | Jul 20, 2022 |
| JONES DAY | PARTNER | NEW YORK, NY | $428072 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2012 |
| JONES DAY | PARTNER | NEW YORK, NY | $428072 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | Senior Associate, Antitrust | $425000 | Green Card | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP | Sr. Associate | New York, NY | $425000 - $445000 | H-1B | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP | Partner | $425000 | Green Card | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| SIMPSON THACHER BARTLETT LLP | Attorney - Registered Funds | Washington, DC | $425000 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2022 |
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