H-1B salary guideSOC 23-1011Rank #47Updated May 2026
Lawyers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Lawyers (SOC 23-1011). Based on 8,358 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$165,000
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$100,000
lower quartile
P75 wage
$225,000
upper quartile
Filings
8,358
Rank #47
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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2,716 | $82,498 | $95,680 | $119,995 |
| Level II | 2,777 | $139,942 | $175,000 | $225,000 |
| Level III | 1,513 | $190,000 | $225,000 | $295,000 |
| Level IV | 895 | $225,319 | $280,000 | $365,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Whar…
122
White & Case LLP
109
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett…
105
Latham & Watkins LLP
99
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
88
Sidley Austin (US) LLP
79
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)
70
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
66
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
58
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
50
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
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