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Associate · San Francisco, CA

Associate in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 333 certified H-1B applications for Associate roles in San Francisco, CA between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $155,600, 6% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$155,600
Middle half earn
$135,000 to $220,000
Top 10% earn over
$291,000
Certified filings
333

Pay by employer
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.50$142,800−8%$137,725 – $152,500
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.31$145,800−6%$135,100 – $149,900
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC15$97,000−38%$85,000 – $101,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP14$285,000+83%$260,000 – $310,000
BlackRock Corporation US, Inc.12$148,700−4%$142,500 – $152,525
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC8$145,000−7%$122,375 – $147,075
Francisco Partners Management, LP8$170,000+9%$108,846 – $172,500
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC8$175,000+12%$175,000 – $225,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC8$260,000+67%$225,000 – $286,250
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP8$86,000−45%$83,750 – $94,000
Moelis & Company Group LP8$187,500+21%$175,000 – $206,250
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP6$225,000+45%$225,000 – $225,000
Cooley LLP6$390,000+151%$371,250 – $412,500
Qatalyst Partners LP6$185,000+19%$185,000 – $196,250
Covington & Burling LLP5$260,000+67%$235,000 – $260,000
The Brattle Group5$207,174+33%$205,008 – $212,004
JPMorgan Chase & Co.5$175,000+12%$175,000 – $175,000
Arup US, Inc.5$140,900−9%$140,900 – $150,900
Fenwick & West, LLP5$295,000+90%$225,000 – $310,000
Analysis Group, Inc.4$180,000+16%$177,500 – $191,250
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP4$310,000+99%$310,000 – $330,000
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.4$175,000+12%$141,116 – $206,250
PwC US Business Advisory LLP4$106,500−32%$94,000 – $116,000
Cornerstone Research, Inc.3$235,000+51%$227,500 – $237,500
Hg (US) Inc.3$225,000+45%$209,250 – $234,750
GI Manager L.P.3$115,000−26%$112,500 – $120,000
Dechert LLP3$235,000+51%$206,680 – $272,500
Citadel Americas Services LLC3$175,000+12%$132,636 – $175,000
Gryphon Advisors, LLC2$160,000+3%$160,000 – $160,000
Greenberg Traurig, LLP2$397,500+155%$383,750 – $411,250

By experience level
Level I63$115,000$123,100
Level II172$161,350$198,760
Level III41$175,000$274,420
Level IV20$192,500$350,080

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
202327$140,000
2024115$146,900
202595$178,360
202696$160,100

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-22Fenwick & West, LLP$225,000I
2026-06-18Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC$225,000II
2026-06-18Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan$365,000I
2026-06-16Dechert LLP$310,000II
2026-06-13BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.$149,500–
2026-06-08BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.$145,900II
2026-06-04Wespo, Inc.$109,554II
2026-06-02Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC$160,000III
2026-05-29Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC$225,000II
2026-05-28Cooley LLP$420,000II
2026-05-27BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.$150,000II
2026-05-27Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP$225,000I
2026-05-27BlackRock Investment Management, LLC$150,000–
2026-05-27BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.$176,000–
2026-05-27BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.$176,000–
2026-05-26Hg (US) Inc.$244,500II
2026-05-22Analysis Group, Inc.$180,000I
2026-05-22Analysis Group, Inc.$180,000I
2026-05-22Gryphon Advisors, LLC$160,000I
2026-05-22Gryphon Advisors, LLC$160,000I
2026-05-21Deviation Capital LP$300,000I
2026-05-20Francisco Partners Management, LP$180,000I
2026-05-15Qatalyst Partners LP$200,000IV
2026-05-14A.T. Kearney, Inc.$188,000III
2026-05-14Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC$225,000II

The 25 most recent of 333. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Associate pages.

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