paralegal salaries
5,509 H-1B & PERM records for "paralegal", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$66370
Average Salary
$5700
Minimum
$990168
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROPES & GRAY LLP | TECHNICAL ADVISOR | NEW YORK, NY | $125000 - $140000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP | Legal Specialist | New York, NY | $124800 | H-1B | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Elvinger SARL PLLC | Law Clerk | New York, NY | $124000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2023 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | REDMOND, WA | $123375 | Green Card | 2011 |
| Holland Hart LLP | Patent Engineer | Salt Lake City, UT | $123000 - $133000 | Green Card | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Z Law Group | Sr. Law Clerk | San Jose, CA | $122221 - $200000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2025 |
| AMAZON CORPORATE LLC | PARALEGAL III | SEATTLE, WA | $122000 | E-3 | Jan 26, 2016 |
| RED HAT, INC. | Patent Agent 3 | RALEIGH, NC | $121500 - $141500 | H-1B | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Arch & Lake LLP | Patent Technical Advisor | $121000 | Green Card | Mar 20, 2025 | |
| FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. | TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST-PATENT AGENT | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $120700 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2015 |
| FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. | TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST-PATENT AGENT | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $120700 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Jones Day | Law Clerk | Palo Alto, CA | $120286 - $225000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2026 |
| FOLEY & LARDNER LLP | Senior Technical Specialist - Chemistry | Madison, WI | $120000 - $250000 | H-1B | Sep 23, 2025 |
| BOWERY LEGAL LLC | Law Clerk | Astoria, NY | $120000 | H-1B | May 21, 2023 |
| SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP | TECHNICAL SPECIALIST | WASHINGTON, DC | $120000 | H-1B | Oct 31, 2018 |
| SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP | PATENT AGENT (TECHNICAL SPECIALIST) | WASHINGTON, DC | $120000 | H-1B | Oct 29, 2018 |
| AXIOM GLOBAL INC. | ASSOCIATE I, FINANCIAL SERVICES DOCUMENTATION | DURHAM, NC | $120000 | H-1B | Dec 6, 2017 |
| AXIOM GLOBAL INC. | ASSOCIATE II, FINANCIAL SERVICES DOCUMENTATION | DURHAM, NC | $120000 | H-1B | Jan 31, 2018 |
| JPI CONSTRUCTION INC | LEGAL SPECIALIST | SAN DIEGO, CA | $120000 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2016 |
| JPI CONSTRUCTION INC | LEGAL SPECIALIST | SAN DIEGO, CA | $120000 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2016 |
| JPI CONSTRUCTION INC | FOREIGN LEGAL SPECIALIST | SAN DIEGO, CA | $120000 | H-1B | Sep 13, 2016 |
| 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC | LEGAL CONTRACTS MANAGER | DURHAM, NC | $120000 | E-3 | Oct 30, 2014 |
| 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC | LEGAL CONTRACTS MANAGER | DURHAM, NC | $120000 | E-3 | Nov 12, 2014 |
| 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC | LEGAL CONTRACTS MANAGER | DURHAM, NC | $120000 | E-3 | Nov 6, 2014 |
| ROPES & GRAY LLP | TECHNICAL ADVISOR | BOSTON, MA | $120000 - $130000 | H-1B | Dec 5, 2011 |
| NOKIA INC. | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $120000 | Green Card | 2011 |
| Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP | Legal Specialist | New York, NY | $119995 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2026 |
| RITE AID CORP. | PHARMACY MANAGER | OKEMOS, MI | $119600 | H-1B | Sep 24, 2009 |
| WINSTON & STRAWN LLP | Senior Paralegal | NEW YORK, NY | $118500 | H-1B | May 8, 2020 |
| WINSTON STRAWN LLP | Senior Paralegal | New York, NY | $118500 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2020 |
| LYFT, INC. | Contracts Manager | $117000 - $143000 | Green Card | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POP… | Paralegals and Legal Assistants* | New York, NY | $117000 | Green Card | 2013 |
| Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP | Patent Agent (with Limited Recognition) | Houston, TX | $115000 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Gipson Hoffman & Pancione | Corporate Compliance Legal Specialist | Los Angeles, CA | $115000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Hand Held Products Inc. | Sr. Contracts Representative | Fort Mill, SC | $115000 | H-1B | Feb 25, 2021 |
| Funding Circle USA, Inc. | Law Clerk | San Francisco, CA | $115000 | E-3 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| MORGAN STANLEY SERVICES GROUP INC | Paralegal (VP) | NEW YORK, NY | $115000 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2018 |
| SUGHRUE MION PLLC | PARALEGAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $115000 | H-1B | Feb 5, 2014 |
| BRADLEY M. CAMPBELL LLC | ASSOCIATE | TRENTON, NJ | $115000 | H-1B | Mar 26, 2010 |
| BRADLEY M. CAMPBELL LLC | ASSOCIATE | TRENTON, NJ | $115000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2010 |
| BRADLEY M. CAMPBELL LLC | ASSOCIATE | TRENTON, NJ | $115000 | H-1B | Apr 13, 2010 |
| BRADLEY M. CAMPBELL LLC | ASSOCIATE | TRENTON, NJ | $115000 | H-1B | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Murtaugh LLP | Law Clerk | Irvine, CA | $114400 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | Patent Agent | Boston, MA | $114400 | H-1B | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson | Patent Agent | Houston, TX | $114400 - $230000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2022 |
| BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE, PC | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL PATENT ADVISOR/CLERK | WASHINGTON, DC, DC | $114000 | H-1B | Jan 19, 2012 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | LICENSING ASSOCIATE | MIAMI, FL | $113838 | H-1B | Sep 27, 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Licensing Associate | CORAL GABLES, FL | $113838 | Green Card | May 19, 2017 |
| ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT OF AMERICA L.P | VICE PRESIDENT, COMPLIANCE MANAGER | NEW YORK, NY | $112500 | H-1B | Apr 11, 2016 |
| SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. | Contract Management Professional | Orlando, FL | $112120 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2020 |
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