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35,450 H-1B & PERM records for "Associate", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$118363

Average Salary

$5303

Minimum

$567090

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Associate
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
WHITE CASE LLP Mid-level Associate (Debt Finance) Houston, TX $345000 Green Card Jan 4, 2023
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate Houston, TX $345000 Green Card Feb 14, 2023
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 Green Card Feb 14, 2023
Davis Polk Wardwell LLP Senior Associate, Corporate Department New York, NY $345000 - $415000 Green Card Nov 14, 2022
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Dec 20, 2023
King & Spalding LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Sep 27, 2023
Dechert LLP Associate (Mid-Level) New York, NY $345000 Green Card Dec 2, 2022
Davis Polk Wardwell LLP Senior Associate Attorney (Corporate Finance) New York, NY $345000 - $415000 Green Card Nov 16, 2022
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR L… Senior Associate New York, NY $345000 Green Card Jan 17, 2023
VINSON ELKINS LLP Associate Attorney Energy Transactions/Projects New York, NY $345000 Green Card Feb 20, 2023
Goodwin Procter LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Dec 4, 2023
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Garrison… Mid-Level Associate, Finance New York, NY $345000 Green Card Dec 8, 2022
Jenner Block Complex Commercial/Insurance Litigation Associate Chicago, IL $345000 Green Card Mar 2, 2023
WEIL GOTSHAL MANGES LLP Associate, Senior Level New York, NY $345000 Green Card Oct 21, 2022
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 Green Card May 23, 2023
WEIL GOTSHAL MANGES LLP Associate, senior level New York, NY $345000 Green Card Apr 20, 2023
Davis Polk Wardwell LLP Senior Associate Attorney (Commercial Litigation) Menlo Park, CA $345000 - $415000 Green Card Jan 25, 2023
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP Associate Attorney New York, NY $345000 H-1B Nov 17, 2023
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Associate Houston, TX $345000 H-1B Jun 30, 2023
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate (Senior) New York, NY $345000 Green Card Oct 10, 2022
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Feb 21, 2023
Ropes & Gray LLP Sr. Associate (Lawyer), Private Capital Transacti… New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
Ropes & Gray LLP Mid-Level Associate (Lawyer), PCTG (Finance) New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jun 13, 2023
Shearman & Sterling LLP Associate Attorney New York, NY $345000 H-1B Feb 27, 2023
Ropes & Gray LLP Senior Associate (Lawyer), STPG (Capital Markets) New York, NY $345000 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jul 18, 2023
King & Spalding LLP Associate San Francisco, CA $345000 H-1B Apr 4, 2023
Allen & Overy LLP Associate Attorney New York, NY $345000 H-1B Aug 24, 2023
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jan 24, 2023
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 Green Card Jul 28, 2022
Steptoe & Johnson, LLP Associate Los Angeles, CA $345000 - $370000 H-1B May 24, 2023
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE New York, NY $345000 H-1B Dec 22, 2022
WHITE CASE LLP Mid-level Associate (Energy Infrastructure Projec… New York, NY $345000 Green Card Sep 20, 2022
Goodwin Procter LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Feb 17, 2023
KIRKLAND ELLIS LLP Associate (Senior) Dallas, TX $345000 Green Card Jun 23, 2022
Davis Polk Wardwell LLP Senior Associate Attorney (Investment Management) New York, NY $345000 Green Card Jul 27, 2022
Davis Polk Wardwell LLP Senior Associate, Corporate Department New York, NY $345000 - $415000 Green Card Oct 27, 2022
ALLEN OVERY LLP Associate, Banking New York, NY $345000 Green Card May 25, 2022
Ropes & Gray LLP Senior Associate (Lawyer), Strategic Transactions… New York, NY $345000 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
ALLEN OVERY LLP Associate, Banking New York, NY $345000 Green Card May 25, 2022
Goodwin Procter LLP Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Apr 1, 2022
MILBANK LLP ASSOCIATE LOS ANGELES, CA $345000 H-1B Apr 6, 2022
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER, & JACOBS… Associate Attorney New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jun 1, 2022
ALLEN OVERY LLP Associate Attorney, International Capital Markets… New York, NY $345000 Green Card May 12, 2022
Sidley Austin LLP Managing Associate Attorney New York, NY $345000 H-1B Aug 18, 2022
Latham & Watkins LLP Associate Los Angeles, CA $345000 H-1B May 5, 2022
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garriso… Associate New York, NY $345000 H-1B Jul 19, 2022
King & Spalding LLP Associate $340000 - $380000 Green Card May 2, 2025
SHEARMAN STERLING LLP Senior Associate (Finance) New York, NY $340000 Green Card Oct 11, 2021
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP ASSOCIATE BOSTON, MA $340000 H-1B Jan 6, 2020
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Data Source

This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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