Associate at Kirkland & Ellis
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Kirkland & Ellis pay a Associate on an H-1B?
$225k Kirkland & Ellis has filed 471 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Associate with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $225k. Most of those filings fall between $190k and $280k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
471
Median base salary
$225k
Middle 50%
$190k to $280k
Filings and pay by year
Associate at Kirkland & Ellis, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 38 | $260k |
| FY2025 | 36 | $260k |
| FY2024 | 54 | $310k |
| FY2023 | 38 | $295k |
| FY2022 | 58 | $233k |
| FY2021 | 66 | $220k |
| FY2020 | 27 | $220k |
| FY2019 | 70 | $190k |
| FY2018 | 54 | $180k |
| FY2017 | 30 | $180k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 262 | $235k |
| San Francisco, CA | 70 | $223k |
| Chicago, IL | 33 | $220k |
| Houston, TX | 31 | $200k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 21 | $215k |
| Washington, DC | 17 | $225k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 16 | $215k |
| Boston, MA | 11 | $225k |
| Dallas, TX | 6 | $230k |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $330k |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $235k |
| San Francisco, NY | 1 | $235k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 137 | $190k |
| Level II | 112 | $230k |
| Level III | 199 | $275k |
| Level IV | 15 | $260k |