H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Legal Counsel

Occupation profile for Legal Counsel covers 87 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,832.

FY2026 certified median
$156,832
Total filings
87
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,849–$192,911
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202430$145,600$111,535$194,992
FY202529$152,500$102,329$207,587
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$156,832$140,849$192,911

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Legal CounselFY2024 $145,600; FY2025 $152,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,832$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$145,600FY2025$152,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,832Certified median offer, Legal CounselFY2024 $145,600; FY2025 $152,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,832$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$145,600FY2025$152,500FY2026*$156,832
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.8 filings
  2. Alibaba.com US E-commerce Corporation3 filings
  3. Centific Global Solutions, Inc.3 filings
  4. ACHHA Technology Inc.2 filings
  5. Bitdeer Inc.2 filings
  6. Carolinas Fertility Institute, P.A.2 filings
  7. Genedata (USA), Inc.2 filings
  8. INSPIRATION GLOBAL, LLC2 filings
  9. Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)2 filings
  10. Microsoft Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York16 filings
  2. Cupertino8 filings
  3. San Francisco6 filings
  4. Chicago4 filings
  5. Redmond3 filings
  6. Seattle3 filings
  7. Los Angeles2 filings
  8. Milpitas2 filings
  9. San Mateo2 filings
  10. West Covina2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Legal Counsel8 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194023-1011$151,986$220,147$288,309$356,470
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1011$115,648$176,051$236,454$296,858
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446023-1011$100,277$157,685$215,114$272,522
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266023-1011$105,061$142,792$180,544$218,275
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
2026-27Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAArea 2542023-1011$84,885$115,627$146,370$177,112
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642023-1011$93,558$143,229$192,899$242,570