Law Clerk, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 3,431 H-1B filings for “Law Clerk” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Law Clerk?
$75k median certified base salary for a Law Clerk, typically $46k to $218k, across 3,431 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in New York at $165k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Law Clerk?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Law Clerk roles are Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Law Clerk filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Sullivan & Cromwell LLP203 filings$205k
- 2Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP107 filings$215k
- 3Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP90 filings$225k
- 4Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP77 filings$215k
- 5Debevoise & Plimpton LLP67 filings$200k
- 6Linklaters LLP63 filings$180k
- 7Dla Piper LLP (US)56 filings$180k
- 8Clifford Chance US LLP56 filings$160k
- 9Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP54 filings$190k
- 10Milbank LLP52 filings$225k
Figures are for the exact title “Law Clerk”; 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.