H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Law Clerk

Occupation profile for Law Clerk covers 1,483 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $86,000.

FY2026 certified median
$86,000
Total filings
1,483
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,000–$225,000
Top employer
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024389$70,000$54,912$215,000
FY2025497$75,902$60,320$225,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)597$86,000$70,000$225,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Law ClerkFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $75,902; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,000FY2025$75,902FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$86,000Certified median offer, Law ClerkFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $75,902; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,000FY2025$75,902FY2026*$86,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP69 filings
  2. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP60 filings
  3. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP35 filings
  4. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP31 filings
  5. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP30 filings
  6. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP27 filings
  7. Yerezhepova Law, PC21 filings
  8. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan20 filings
  9. DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP19 filings
  10. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP19 filings

Top cities

  1. New York537 filings
  2. Flushing81 filings
  3. Washington44 filings
  4. Chicago43 filings
  5. Los Angeles37 filings
  6. San Francisco32 filings
  7. Irvine23 filings
  8. Brooklyn22 filings
  9. San Jose17 filings
  10. Miami17 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP · Law Clerk69 filings
  2. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP · Law Clerk60 filings
  3. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP · Law Clerk35 filings
  4. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Law Clerk31 filings
  5. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP · Law Clerk30 filings
  6. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP · Law Clerk27 filings
  7. Yerezhepova Law, PC · Law Clerk21 filings
  8. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan · Law Clerk20 filings
  9. DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP · Law Clerk19 filings
  10. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP · Law Clerk19 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-1012$56,451$66,518$76,586$86,653
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108023-1012$61,922$68,619$75,317$82,014
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-2011$54,475$67,309$80,122$92,955
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790023-1012$61,298$66,539$71,802$77,043
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1012$73,653$80,704$87,734$94,786
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194023-1012$59,467$68,453$77,438$86,424
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698023-1012$45,386$53,331$61,256$69,202
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-2099$57,699$76,939$96,179$115,419
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446023-1012$97,469$113,422$129,355$145,309