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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe, LLC | Commercial Counsel | Brooklyn, NY | $230500 - $345700 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2026 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL | SEATTLE, WA | $230500 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Principal Legal Counsel | Seattle, WA | $230500 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2023 |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Associate Director, Legal Counsel, Corporate Bank… | New York, NY | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2026 |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Associate Director, Legal Counsel, Corporate Bank… | New York, NY | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Jetty National, Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $230000 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2024 |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE AMERICA SERVICES INC. | Counsel | New York, NY | $230000 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Revolut Technologies, Inc. | Corporate Counsel | New York, NY | $230000 - $300000 | H-1B | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Golub Capital LLC | Associate Lending Counsel | New York, NY | $230000 - $325000 | Green Card | May 31, 2022 |
| WABTEC US RAIL INC | Executive Commercial Counsel | Chicago, IL | $230000 | Green Card | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Sr. Manager, Legal Counsel | Seattle, WA | $229900 | H-1B | May 15, 2026 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Associate General Counsel - Privacy & Product | MENLO PARK, CA | $229202 - $249202 | Green Card | May 26, 2017 |
| VALLA ASSOCIATES, INC., P.C. | Associate Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $229008 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Tencent America LLC | Senior IP Counsel (Video Game) | $229000 - $239000 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2023 | |
| SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP | SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL (CORPORATE) | PALO ALTO, CA | $228800 | H-1B | Jul 23, 2013 |
| OHL USA, INC. | SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL | COLLEGE POINT, NY | $228238 | Green Card | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $227800 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2026 |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | Director and Associate General Counsel | New York, NY | $227500 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2023 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Counsel, SR | Santa Rosa, CA | $227386 - $300000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions | Assistant General Counsel | $227260 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2023 | |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $227106 | H-1B | Oct 18, 2012 |
| TheNotCompany, Inc. | General Counsel | New York, NY | $227032 - $300000 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2022 |
| MAN INVESTMENTS USA HOLDINGS INC. | Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $227032 - $250000 | Green Card | Jan 25, 2023 |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | Lead Counsel (017040.001111) | New York, NY | $227032 - $301600 | H-1B | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Centre Group HoldingsU.S. Limited | Senior Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $226304 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Of Counsel | New York, NY | $226304 | H-1B | Sep 7, 2021 |
| KL GATES LLP | International Exchange Counsel | Washington DC, DC | $225118 | Green Card | Oct 8, 2021 |
| PJT Partners Holdings LP | Associate General Counsel “ Legal | New York, NY | $225000 - $250000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2025 |
| PJT Partners Holdings LP | Associate General Counsel “ Legal | New York, NY | $225000 - $250000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Commure, Inc. | Associate General Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $225000 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2023 |
| Philo, Inc. | Corporate Counsel, Content Acquisition and Busine… | Brooklyn, NY | $225000 - $265000 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2024 |
| LAZARD FRERES CO. LLC. | Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $225000 - $260000 | Green Card | Feb 24, 2023 |
| CONNECT BIOPHARM LLC | General Counsel | San Diego, CA | $225000 - $280000 | Green Card | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Plaid Inc. | Product Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $225000 - $305000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2022 |
| CONNECT BIOPHARM LLC | General Counsel | San Diego, CA | $225000 - $280000 | Green Card | Jul 14, 2022 |
| SOTHEBY'S | Associate General Counsel, Vice President | NEW YORK, NY | $225000 | Green Card | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Chimera Investment Corporation | Assistant General Counsel-Attorney | New York, NY | $225000 | Green Card | Sep 9, 2016 |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | Senior Counsel | DALLAS, TX | $225000 | Green Card | Apr 8, 2016 |
| GOOGLE INC. | Corporate Counsel | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $225000 | Green Card | May 19, 2014 |
| GOOGLE INC. | Corporate Counsel | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $224536 | Green Card | Apr 9, 2014 |
| AUDIBLE, INC. | SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL | NEWARK, NJ | $224500 | H-1B | Sep 2, 2020 |
| UU ENERGY SERVICE CORPORATION | Director of Business Operations and Legal Counsel | Houston, TX | $222914 | Green Card | Nov 4, 2019 |
| UU ENERGY SERVICE CORPORATION | Director of Business Operations and Legal Counsel | Houston, TX | $222914 | Green Card | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Spotify USA Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate/M&A | $222554 - $333832 | Green Card | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| MUFG Union Bank N.A. | Assistant General Counsel | New York, NY | $221000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2022 |
| MUFG Union Bank N.A. | Assistant General Counsel | New York, NY | $221000 | H-1B | Feb 1, 2021 |
| MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. | ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $221000 | H-1B | Oct 10, 2019 |
| S&P OPCO,LLC | Assistant General Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $220935 | Green Card | Feb 7, 2017 |
| PLUME DESIGN, INC. | Principal Corporate Counsel | Palo Alto, CA | $220854 | Green Card | Oct 24, 2022 |
| American Express Company | Director and Counsel, Corporate Securities | New York, NY | $220420 | H-1B | 2025 |
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