H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Attorney

Occupation profile for Associate Attorney covers 1,277 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,995.

FY2026 certified median
$173,995
Total filings
1,277
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,000–$235,000
Top employer
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024373$153,587$100,000$235,000
FY2025458$156,832$112,070$225,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)446$173,995$120,000$235,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate AttorneyFY2024 $153,587; FY2025 $156,832; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,995$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$153,587FY2025$156,832FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,995Certified median offer, Associate AttorneyFY2024 $153,587; FY2025 $156,832; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,995$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$153,587FY2025$156,832FY2026*$173,995
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP89 filings
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP65 filings
  3. Sidley Austin (US) LLP62 filings
  4. Mayer Brown LLP40 filings
  5. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP31 filings
  6. DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP24 filings
  7. FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP24 filings
  8. Jones Day15 filings
  9. Hunter Taubman NY LLP14 filings
  10. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP12 filings

Top cities

  1. New York508 filings
  2. Los Angeles68 filings
  3. Chicago58 filings
  4. San Francisco34 filings
  5. Washington34 filings
  6. Dallas25 filings
  7. Palo Alto22 filings
  8. Atlanta22 filings
  9. Houston22 filings
  10. Brooklyn18 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Associate Attorney89 filings
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP · Associate Attorney65 filings
  3. Sidley Austin (US) LLP · Associate Attorney62 filings
  4. Mayer Brown LLP · Associate Attorney40 filings
  5. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP · Associate Attorney31 filings
  6. DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP · Associate Attorney24 filings
  7. FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP · Associate Attorney24 filings
  8. Jones Day · Associate Attorney15 filings
  9. Hunter Taubman NY LLP · Associate Attorney14 filings
  10. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP · Associate Attorney12 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-1011$106,662$165,464$224,245$283,046
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108023-1011$108,347$174,595$240,843$307,091
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698023-1011$95,534$141,253$186,971$232,690
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790023-1011$129,605$177,944$226,304$274,643
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1011$115,648$176,051$236,454$296,858
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194023-1011$151,986$220,147$288,309$356,470
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910023-1011$90,293$139,214$188,157$237,078
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206023-1011$73,923$140,109$206,294$272,480
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310023-1011$85,925$129,730$173,534$217,339
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642023-1011$93,558$143,229$192,899$242,570