Associate Lawyer, H-1B salary
What 92 H-1B filings report for “Associate Lawyer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Lawyer?
$190k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Lawyer, typically $69k to $305k, across 92 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York45$210k+$20k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $190kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Associate Lawyer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Lawyer roles are Debevoise & Plimpton, Baker Botts, and Haynes and Boone, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Lawyer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Debevoise & Plimpton28 filings$235k
- 2Baker Botts11 filings$200k
- 3Haynes and Boone5 filings$255k
- 4Lippes Mathis4 filings$186k
- 5Tensegrity Law Group4 filings$260k
- 6Ahluwalia Law Offices4 filings$42k
- 7Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP4 filings$82k
- 8Law Office of Marcela Ordonez, LLC3 filings$83k
- 9Wang & Associates3 filings$107k
- 10Akerman2 filings$158k
- 11Kenneth James Harder PC2 filings$72k
- 12Limnexus2 filings$115k
- 13Ricci Law PC2 filings$81k
- 14Sansha Law Office PLLC2 filings$56k
- 15Cooper & Dunham LLP2 filings$177k
- 16Derek Smith Law Group, LLP.2 filings$89k
- 17Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe2 filings$185k
- 18Akcok Law Office, A Professional Law Corporation1 filings$94k
- 19Brown & James, P.C.1 filings$62k
- 20Connolly Hillyer & Welch Inc1 filings$68k
- 21Law Offices of Chen & Associates1 filings$82k
- 22Norton Rose Fulbright1 filings$340k
- 23Song Law Firm1 filings$82k
- 24Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz LLP1 filings$280k
- 25Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati1 filings$220k
- 26Wilkinson Stekloff1 filings$340k
- 27schwarzl law PC1 filings$112k
Related titles in this family
219 filings carry “Associate Lawyer” in the title, across 61 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Junior Associate (Lawyer), Asset Management8 filings$215k
- 2Junior Associate (Lawyer), Strategic Transactions7 filings$215k
- 3Junior Associate (Lawyer), Health Care6 filings$238k
- 4Mid-Level Associate (Lawyer), Pctg (Finance)6 filings$345k
- 5Junior Associate (Lawyer), Corporate General Department5 filings$190k
- 6Junior Associate (Lawyer), Strategic Transactions Group5 filings$225k
- 7Sr Associate (Lawyer), Private Capital Transactions (Pet)5 filings$350k
- 8Junior Associate (Lawyer), Litigation & Enforcement4 filings$205k
- 9Mid-Level Associate (Lawyer), Litigation & Enforcement4 filings$295k
- 10Mid-Level Associate (Lawyer), Private Equity Transactions4 filings$268k
- 11Mid-Level Associate (Lawyer), Tax4 filings$268k
- 12Junior Associate (Lawyer), Intellectual Property Litigation3 filings$190k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Lawyer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.