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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxos Trust Company, LLC | Regulatory Counsel | $220000 - $260000 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| Stripe, Inc. | Senior Commercial Counsel | $220000 - $270000 | Green Card | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| Airwallex US, LLC | Law Clerk / Senior Counsel, Product Legal | San Francisco, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2024 |
| QUADRO PARTNERS INC DBA CADRE | Counsel, Investment Funds & Corporate | New York, NY | $220000 - $270000 | Green Card | May 15, 2023 |
| MYLAN INC. | VP IP COUNSEL & DIRECTOR GLOBAL BIOLOGICS COE | CANONSBURG, PA | $220000 | H-1B | Feb 22, 2013 |
| SNAP INC. | Corporate Counsel | SANTA MONICA, CA | $218400 | Green Card | Oct 8, 2018 |
| King Wood Mallesons LLP | Counsel | New York, NY | $218046 | Green Card | Mar 23, 2020 |
| STRIPE, INC. | Legal Counsel | South San Francisco, CA | $217350 - $227350 | Green Card | Mar 16, 2023 |
| Spotify USA, Inc. | Manager, Legal (Legal Counsel) | NEW YORK, NY | $217150 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Of Counsel | Columbus, OH | $216590 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2019 |
| INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASS… | Assistant General Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $216500 | Green Card | Aug 15, 2014 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | Product Counsel | New York, NY | $216000 - $324000 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2025 |
| BENNAMON USA NO 1 PTY LTD | COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $216000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Cushman & Wakefield Global, Inc. | Associate General Counsel- Securities & Corporate… | New York, NY | $215530 - $300000 | H-1B | Nov 28, 2025 |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | Director, Counsel | New York, NY | $215530 - $239200 | H-1B | 2025 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Counsel, Insurance Law | San Francisco, CA | $215300 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2020 |
| UiPath, Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel, Procurement | $215000 - $268800 | Green Card | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| CBRE, INC. | SENIOR COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $215000 - $225000 | H-1B | Sep 17, 2021 |
| TESLA MOTORSINC | Chief Counsel, Tesla Energy | PALO ALTO, CA | $215000 | Green Card | Nov 22, 2016 |
| OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.… | Of Counsel | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $215000 | Green Card | Jun 22, 2015 |
| NETFLIX | Senior Counsel | LOS GATOS, CA | $213970 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2015 |
| CICC US Securities, Inc. | Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $213103 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Assistant General Counsel (017040.001111) | $212826 - $300000 | Green Card | May 7, 2025 | |
| Teladoc Health, Inc. | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Purchase, NY | $212826 - $340000 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Swiss Re America Holding Corporation | Legal Counsel | New York, NY | $212826 - $225000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| UBIQUITI NETWORKS, INC | Corporate Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $212750 | Green Card | Jun 27, 2018 |
| GIC Real Estate, Inc. | VICE PRESIDENT/ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $212400 | Green Card | Oct 4, 2019 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel | Foster City, CA | $211659 - $280700 | Green Card | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Varonis Systems, Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel | $211536 - $225000 | Green Card | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | SENIOR COUNSEL | WASHINGTON, DC | $211500 | H-1B | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Dechert LLP | Special Counsel, IP Transactional | Philadelphia, PA | $210704 - $330000 | Green Card | Jan 11, 2016 |
| BANK OF AMERICA | Assistant General Counsel & VP; Attorney - Fixed … | CHARLOTTE, NC | $210704 | Green Card | Dec 30, 2015 |
| LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP | ATTORNEY/COUNSEL (MERGERS&ACQUISITIONS&SECURITIES) | ROSELAND, NJ | $210704 | Green Card | May 16, 2016 |
| ZETA GLOBAL CORP. | Senior Securities Counsel | $210000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2023 | |
| FORMAGRID INC DBA AIRTABLE | Corporate Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $210000 - $287500 | Green Card | Dec 13, 2022 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE LLP | Foreign Counsel | Dallas, TX | $210000 - $260000 | Green Card | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Director, Associate General Counsel | New York, NY | $210000 - $240000 | H-1B | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Deloitte LLP | Assistant General Counsel | New York, NY | $210000 - $288750 | Green Card | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Riskified, Inc. | Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $210000 | H-1B | Jul 20, 2021 |
| HSBC BANK USA, N.A. | Investor Counselor | Miami, FL | $210000 | Green Card | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Riskified, Inc. | Senior Counsel | New York, NY | $210000 | H-1B | Apr 27, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Lead Counsel, Commercial | MENLO PARK, CA | $210000 - $230000 | Green Card | Apr 22, 2019 |
| COVINGTON & BURLING LLP | Associate Attorney (IP Litigation and Counseling) | WASHINGTON, DC | $210000 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2017 |
| ZOCDOC | Senior Counsel | NEW YORK, NY | $210000 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2015 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL | NEW YORK, NY | $210000 - $250000 | H-1B | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Corporate Counsel | Bellevue, WA | $208000 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Corporate Counsel | Bellevue, WA | $208000 | H-1B | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Corporate Counsel | Bellevue, WA | $208000 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Comar Molle LLP | Legal Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $208000 - $350 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2021 |
| MCDONALDS CORPORATION | Managing Counsel, Global Labor and Employment | Chicago, IL | $208000 - $235000 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2021 |
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