Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Special Counsel
Occupation profile for Special Counsel covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $450,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $450,000
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $429,500–$452,500
- Top employer
- Covington & Burling LLP
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $340,000 | $245,000 | $440,000 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $457,500 | $453,750 | $461,250 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $450,000 | $429,500 | $452,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Covington & Burling LLP2 filings
- MILBANK LLP2 filings
- PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP2 filings
- Cooley LLP1 filings
- FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP1 filings
- Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP1 filings
Top cities
- New York5 filings
- Washington2 filings
- Menlo Park1 filings
- Palo Alto1 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 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 23-1011 | $129,605 | $177,944 | $226,304 | $274,643 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 23-1011 | $115,648 | $176,051 | $236,454 | $296,858 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 23-1011 | $151,986 | $220,147 | $288,309 | $356,470 |