Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?

No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa.

Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?

No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset.

Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?

No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score.

Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?

No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck.

Is the most recent fiscal year complete?

Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.

Why are some occupations or states missing?

Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Sponsor FinderSOC 23-1011Updated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Lawyers

67 employers filed 5,954 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Lawyers across the US between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers: 67top 50 listed
Filings: 5,95425% of all 23,434 for this role
Certified: 84.9%across those listed
Median wage: $210,000across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 5,954 of the 23,434 total shown on the Lawyers occupation page (25%); the remainder is the long tail of employers below the publishing threshold.

How to read this

Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?: No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa. What an LCA is.
Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?: No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset. How certification rate works.
Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?: No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score. How sponsor health is calculated.
Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?: No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck. How the prevailing wage works.
Is the most recent fiscal year complete?: Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.
Why are some occupations or states missing?: Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Top 50 sponsors, ranked

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Employers sponsoring H-1B for Lawyers in the US, sorted by filings, descending. Column headers are sortable.
#					Wage levels
1	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	398	94.7%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 65%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 6%
2	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	356	98.3%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 42%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 11%
3	White & Case LLP	352	70.7%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 24%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 19%, Level IV: 40%
4	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPlast filed FY2014	292	99.0%	$55,557	—
5	Shearman & Sterling LLPlast filed FY2019	285	58.2%	$180,000	—
6	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	271	71.2%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 36%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 36%, Level IV: 12%
7	Latham & Watkins LLP	268	99.3%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 70%, Level III: 11%, Level IV: 1%
8	Sidley Austin (US) LLP	249	86.7%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 37%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 20%
9	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	210	92.4%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 80%, Level III: 1%, Level IV: 3%
10	Morrison & Foerster LLP	146	65.1%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 98%, Level IV: 2%
11	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	144	68.8%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 29%, Level II: 13%, Level III: 58%
12	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	126	96.8%	$297,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 18%, Level IV: 49%
13	DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP	121	94.2%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 42%, Level III: 51%, Level IV: 7%
14	Mayer Brown LLP	107	91.6%	$184,375	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 20%, Level IV: 49%
15	CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP	103	94.2%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 83%, Level II: 17%
16	Baker & McKenzie LLP	101	86.1%	$185,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 42%
17	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	100	80.0%	$200,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 30%, Level III: 54%, Level IV: 4%
18	FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP	100	77.0%	$245,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 19%
19	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	94	84.0%	$310,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 48%, Level III: 40%, Level IV: 13%
20	O'Melveny & Myers LLP	92	53.3%	$230,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 5%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 80%
21	Covington & Burling LLP	84	84.5%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 38%, Level III: 38%, Level IV: 7%
22	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	82	100.0%	$173,400	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 52%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 3%
23	Ropes & Gray LLP	77	87.0%	$190,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 24%, Level III: 57%, Level IV: 19%
24	Linklaters LLP	74	87.8%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 6%, Level III: 75%, Level IV: 13%
25	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)last filed FY2023	70	97.1%	$151,950	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 27%, Level II: 41%, Level III: 32%
26	CURTIS MALLET PREVOST COLT & MOSLE LLP	70	87.1%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 83%, Level II: 17%
27	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	70	88.6%	$217,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 82%, Level II: 9%, Level IV: 9%
28	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	65	87.7%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 46%, Level IV: 5%
29	Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	61	82.0%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 13%
30	Jones Day	58	69.0%	$192,795	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 15%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 55%
31	Paul Hastings LLP	55	76.4%	$170,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 50%, Level II: 14%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 29%
32	King & Spalding LLP	54	85.2%	$170,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 42%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 25%
33	SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP	53	92.5%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 94%
34	DLA Piper LLP (US)	51	84.3%	$180,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 62%, Level III: 8%, Level IV: 15%
35	K&L Gates LLP	50	88.0%	$158,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level IV: 67%
36	Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP	49	81.6%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 55%, Level IV: 4%
37	Hogan Lovells US LLP	48	83.3%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 56%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 19%
38	Clifford Chance US LLP	43	97.7%	$185,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 22%
39	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	43	90.7%	$215,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 42%, Level II: 25%, Level III: 33%
40	Winston & Strawn LLP	43	83.7%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 43%, Level III: 57%
41	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	40	82.5%	$265,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 53%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 13%
42	Allen & Overy LLP	40	80.0%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 80%, Level III: 20%
43	Amazon Retail LLClast filed FY2017	40	97.5%	$152,000	—
44	Goodwin Procter LLP	39	92.3%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 54%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 19%
45	Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP	37	81.1%	$150,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
46	Perkins Coie LLP	37	78.4%	$150,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
47	Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP	34	79.4%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 23%
48	Microsoft Corporation	33	90.9%	$155,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
49	Apple Inc.	32	87.5%	$184,883	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
50	REED SMITH LLP	31	77.4%	$145,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 17%, Level IV: 50%

#1Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Filings
398
Certified
94.7%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 65%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 6%
#2Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Filings
356
Certified
98.3%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 42%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 11%
#3White & Case LLP
Filings
352
Certified
70.7%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 24%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 19%, Level IV: 40%
#4PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPlast filed FY2014
Filings
292
Certified
99.0%
Median wage
$55,557
—
#5Shearman & Sterling LLPlast filed FY2019
Filings
285
Certified
58.2%
Median wage
$180,000
—
#6Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Filings
271
Certified
71.2%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 36%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 36%, Level IV: 12%
#7Latham & Watkins LLP
Filings
268
Certified
99.3%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 70%, Level III: 11%, Level IV: 1%
#8Sidley Austin (US) LLP
Filings
249
Certified
86.7%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 37%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 20%
#9Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Filings
210
Certified
92.4%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 80%, Level III: 1%, Level IV: 3%
#10Morrison & Foerster LLP
Filings
146
Certified
65.1%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 98%, Level IV: 2%
#11Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Filings
144
Certified
68.8%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 29%, Level II: 13%, Level III: 58%
#12Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Filings
126
Certified
96.8%
Median wage
$297,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 18%, Level IV: 49%
#13DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
Filings
121
Certified
94.2%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 42%, Level III: 51%, Level IV: 7%
#14Mayer Brown LLP
Filings
107
Certified
91.6%
Median wage
$184,375
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 20%, Level IV: 49%
#15CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
Filings
103
Certified
94.2%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 83%, Level II: 17%
#16Baker & McKenzie LLP
Filings
101
Certified
86.1%
Median wage
$185,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 42%
#17Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Filings
100
Certified
80.0%
Median wage
$200,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 30%, Level III: 54%, Level IV: 4%
#18FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP
Filings
100
Certified
77.0%
Median wage
$245,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 19%
#19Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Filings
94
Certified
84.0%
Median wage
$310,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 48%, Level III: 40%, Level IV: 13%
#20O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Filings
92
Certified
53.3%
Median wage
$230,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 5%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 80%
#21Covington & Burling LLP
Filings
84
Certified
84.5%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 38%, Level III: 38%, Level IV: 7%
#22AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
Filings
82
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$173,400
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 52%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 3%
#23Ropes & Gray LLP
Filings
77
Certified
87.0%
Median wage
$190,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 24%, Level III: 57%, Level IV: 19%
#24Linklaters LLP
Filings
74
Certified
87.8%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 6%, Level III: 75%, Level IV: 13%
#25AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)last filed FY2023
Filings
70
Certified
97.1%
Median wage
$151,950
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 27%, Level II: 41%, Level III: 32%
#26CURTIS MALLET PREVOST COLT & MOSLE LLP
Filings
70
Certified
87.1%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 83%, Level II: 17%
#27Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Filings
70
Certified
88.6%
Median wage
$217,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 82%, Level II: 9%, Level IV: 9%
#28Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Filings
65
Certified
87.7%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 46%, Level IV: 5%
#29Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Filings
61
Certified
82.0%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 13%
#30Jones Day
Filings
58
Certified
69.0%
Median wage
$192,795
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 15%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 55%
#31Paul Hastings LLP
Filings
55
Certified
76.4%
Median wage
$170,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 50%, Level II: 14%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 29%
#32King & Spalding LLP
Filings
54
Certified
85.2%
Median wage
$170,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 42%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 25%
#33SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
Filings
53
Certified
92.5%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 94%
#34DLA Piper LLP (US)
Filings
51
Certified
84.3%
Median wage
$180,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 15%, Level II: 62%, Level III: 8%, Level IV: 15%
#35K&L Gates LLP
Filings
50
Certified
88.0%
Median wage
$158,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level IV: 67%
#36Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
Filings
49
Certified
81.6%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 55%, Level IV: 4%
#37Hogan Lovells US LLP
Filings
48
Certified
83.3%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 56%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 19%
#38Clifford Chance US LLP
Filings
43
Certified
97.7%
Median wage
$185,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 22%
#39Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Filings
43
Certified
90.7%
Median wage
$215,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 42%, Level II: 25%, Level III: 33%
#40Winston & Strawn LLP
Filings
43
Certified
83.7%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 43%, Level III: 57%
#41Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Filings
40
Certified
82.5%
Median wage
$265,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 53%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 13%
#42Allen & Overy LLP
Filings
40
Certified
80.0%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 80%, Level III: 20%
#43Amazon Retail LLClast filed FY2017
Filings
40
Certified
97.5%
Median wage
$152,000
—
#44Goodwin Procter LLP
Filings
39
Certified
92.3%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 54%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 19%
#45Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Filings
37
Certified
81.1%
Median wage
$150,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#46Perkins Coie LLP
Filings
37
Certified
78.4%
Median wage
$150,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
#47Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Filings
34
Certified
79.4%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 23%
#48Microsoft Corporation
Filings
33
Certified
90.9%
Median wage
$155,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
#49Apple Inc.
Filings
32
Certified
87.5%
Median wage
$184,883
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#50REED SMITH LLP
Filings
31
Certified
77.4%
Median wage
$145,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 17%, Level IV: 50%

How the sponsor-health signal is calculated

The badge blends each sponsor’s DOL certification rate (weighted toward the last five fiscal years), its denial rate, and its recent filing volume. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor, because a withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped. Sponsors with too few or too old filings show “Limited data” rather than a score. It reflects DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, pay quality, or an endorsement. Full methodology.

Where else Lawyers is sponsored

Other states with enough Lawyers filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.

New York40 California12 Washington4

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Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means What an LCA is (and isn’t)How the sponsor-health signal works Common H-1B sponsorship questions