Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Law Clerk / Associate
Occupation profile for Law Clerk / Associate covers 113 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $225,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $225,000
- Total filings
- 113
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $225,000–$225,000
- Top employer
- White & Case LLP
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 22 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| FY2025 | 48 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 43 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- White & Case LLP71 filings
- CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP32 filings
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.6 filings
- Anderson Law 2 PLLC1 filings
- DOWNTOWN LA LAW GROUP1 filings
- Law Offices of Edmond J. Pryor1 filings
- Legal Clarity Group, PLLC1 filings
Top cities
- New York84 filings
- Los Angeles6 filings
- Washington5 filings
- Miami4 filings
- Houston4 filings
- Boston3 filings
- San Francisco2 filings
- Palo Alto1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Detroit1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 23-1011 | $106,662 | $165,464 | $224,245 | $283,046 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 23-1011 | $108,347 | $174,595 | $240,843 | $307,091 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 23-1011 | $129,605 | $177,944 | $226,304 | $274,643 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 23-1011 | $93,558 | $143,229 | $192,899 | $242,570 |
| 2026-27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 33100 | 23-1011 | $85,925 | $129,730 | $173,534 | $217,339 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 23-1011 | $100,277 | $157,685 | $215,114 | $272,522 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 23-1011 | $115,648 | $176,051 | $236,454 | $296,858 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 23-1011 | $95,534 | $141,253 | $186,971 | $232,690 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 23-1011 | $83,928 | $118,269 | $152,610 | $186,950 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 23-1011 | $151,986 | $220,147 | $288,309 | $356,470 |