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Seward & Kissel

#63,387 H-1B sponsor of 76,738
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Offices of Lawyers Β· H-1B sponsor Β· FY2017–2026

🏒 New York, NY HQ🌐 sewkis.com

Does Seward & Kissel sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Seward & Kissel has filed 4 H-1B LCAs with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026. In FY2026 Seward & Kissel filed 1 H-1B LCA. No PERM green-card cases are on record.

It files most often for Counsel roles, most in New York, NY.

H-1B filings
4
(FY2022–2026)
Median base pay
$365k
$311k–$391k typical (FY2025)
Pay vs market
+205%
above national median ($120k, FY2025)
Green-card (PERM) filings
0
no green-card cases

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Seward & Kissel LLP H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$470k
FY20251$150k
FY20231$365k
FY20221$365k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$365k
61% above the $226k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
100% senior
13
LCA decisions
50.0% certified
2 of 4 filings
Denied 1 Β· Withdrawn 1
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes Β· FY2017–2023
Approved1 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type Β· FY2022–2026
New employment0 filings0%
Transfers in4 filings100%
Renewals0 filings0%

Worker backgrounds

From green-card (PERM) cases

Sponsors H-1B workers but has few or no green-card (PERM) cases under this name, so worker backgrounds aren’t available.

Pay against the local market

Seward & Kissel’s most-filed occupations and metros, FY2022–FY2026. Its median base salary is 192% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsSeward & Kissel payLocal BLS median‑vs market
LawyersNew York, NY3$400,000$188,470212%
Management AnalystsNew York, NY1$150,000$110,950135%

About Seward & Kissel

Seward & Kissel is based in New York, NY. It was founded in 1890.

Name (DOL filings)
Seward & Kissel LLP
Listed
Private
Sponsoring since
FY2022
Main filing location
New York, NY
Industry (NAICS)
Offices of Lawyers
Employees (US, est)
200 (2024)
H-1B filings
4
Median base
$365,000
Founded
1890

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