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Law Clerk H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,339 certified H-1B applications for Law Clerk roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $80,000.

Median salary offered
$80,000
Middle half earn
$62,400 to $225,000
Top 10% earn over
$225,000
Certified filings
1,339

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP68$225,000$215,000 – $225,000
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP60$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP34$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP31$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP25$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP24$119,496$118,664 – $215,530
Yerezhepova Law, PC21$62,234$54,205 – $72,613
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan19$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Grape Law Firm PLLC18$78,750$72,800 – $99,250
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP18$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP18$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP16$225,000$200,000 – $225,000
Clifford Chance US LLP15$160,000$160,000 – $215,000
Milbank LLP14$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Linklaters LLP14$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Law Offices of Metin Serbest14$68,640$61,350 – $72,800
Covington & Burling LLP12$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Hang & Associates, PLLC10$70,990$64,423 – $76,000
Terkiana, PC10$68,640$68,640 – $74,069
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Kevin Kerveng Tung PC9$50,212$50,211 – $52,042
Sun & Ren PLLC8$73,674$58,750 – $76,750
Baker & McKenzie LLP8$230,000$225,000 – $262,142
Cooley LLP8$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP7$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Demidchik Law Firm6$82,919$75,026 – $110,800
Law Offices of Robert B Jobe6$80,000$80,000 – $83,750
Sidley Austin (US) LLP6$57,200$50,440 – $62,400
Proskauer Rose LLP6$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Dechert LLP6$225,000$225,000 – $232,500
Elvinger SARL PLLC6$140,085$134,134 – $145,976
The Law Offices of Fuqiang Zhang, P.C.6$73,060$57,221 – $73,674
Konare Law PLLC6$53,133$50,502 – $55,266
Newland Law Firm, P.C.6$60,345$52,046 – $68,640
Magstone Law, LLP6$85,000$82,000 – $85,000
DLA Piper LLP (US)5$225,000$95,000 – $225,000
Alpha Law LLC5$65,000$52,042 – $73,674
Yao Legal Group LLC5$72,800$72,800 – $77,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC5$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Kern Segal & Murray, A Law Corporation5$94,598$94,598 – $95,680
Monir Mehran Law Firm PC5$55,000$42,598 – $56,805
Hogan Lovells US LLP5$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Law Office of Dharmik Barot, PLLC5$73,674$72,800 – $73,674
Kim, Song & Associates, PLLC5$72,000$62,234 – $72,000
Law Office of Thomas V. Allen, PLLC.5$61,500$61,500 – $63,000
Geng & Associates, P.C.5$52,146$52,042 – $62,899
Premium Legal Partners, APC5$66,560$66,560 – $66,560
Dalbir Singh & Associates, P.C.5$49,941$46,000 – $49,941
King & Spalding LLP5$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
T. Lin and Associate Attorneys at Law4$65,520$62,400 – $69,680

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY506$225,000$85,000 – $225,000
Flushing, NY74$62,899$52,042 – $73,456
Chicago, IL41$62,400$58,074 – $85,000
Washington, DC39$211,370$86,184 – $225,000
Los Angeles, CA35$85,000$63,045 – $125,000
San Francisco, CA31$225,000$100,000 – $225,000
Irvine, CA21$69,576$66,560 – $76,960
Brooklyn, NY20$97,057$62,580 – $215,000
San Jose, CA17$74,069$68,640 – $74,069
Palo Alto, CA14$225,000$206,250 – $225,000
Long Island City, NY14$225,000$107,558 – $225,000
Houston, TX13$57,200$42,411 – $215,000
Boston, MA12$162,000$52,000 – $225,000
Miami, FL11$67,000$56,686 – $83,200
Philadelphia, PA11$54,205$49,460 – $147,500
Minneapolis, MN11$69,722$65,333 – $200,000
Atlanta, GA10$55,578$50,443 – $65,000
San Diego, CA9$70,000$70,000 – $75,000
Santa Ana, CA9$75,000$66,560 – $83,429
San Gabriel, CA9$69,576$60,320 – $70,720

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I483$64,563
Level II467$85,000
Level III199$76,000
Level IV185$120,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202350$70,000
2024343$72,000
2025447$78,998
2026499$89,045