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Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?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 23-1011NYUpdated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Lawyers in New York

40 employers filed 3,533 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Lawyers with worksites in New York between FY2010 and FY2026. All are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers: 40all listed below
Filings: 3,53337% of all 9,433 for this role
Certified: 84.7%
Median wage: $225,000across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation in this state, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 3,533 of the 9,433 total shown on the Lawyers occupation page (37%); 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Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?: No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a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.

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Employers sponsoring H-1B for Lawyers in New York, sorted by filings, descending. Column headers are sortable.
#					Wage levels
1	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	343	94.8%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 65%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 6%
2	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	339	98.2%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 41%, Level III: 48%, Level IV: 10%
3	Shearman & Sterling LLPlast filed FY2019	266	58.6%	$180,000	—
4	White & Case LLP	253	70.8%	$235,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 44%
5	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	219	70.8%	$185,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 44%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 32%, Level IV: 12%
6	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	190	92.6%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 83%, Level III: 1%, Level IV: 2%
7	Latham & Watkins LLP	160	100.0%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 74%, Level III: 13%, Level IV: 1%
8	Sidley Austin (US) LLP	152	82.9%	$227,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 22%
9	DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP	120	94.2%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 40%, Level III: 52%, Level IV: 7%
10	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%
11	FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP	96	77.1%	$250,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 49%, Level IV: 20%
12	CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP	87	95.4%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 88%, Level II: 12%
13	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	87	71.3%	$235,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 19%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 67%
14	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	76	82.9%	$302,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 49%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 13%
15	Kirkland & Ellis LLP	74	95.9%	$310,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 54%
16	Linklaters LLP	68	88.2%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 7%, Level III: 74%, Level IV: 12%
17	CURTIS MALLET PREVOST COLT & MOSLE LLP	60	86.7%	$170,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 33%
18	Morrison & Foerster LLP	55	69.1%	$150,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
19	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	55	90.9%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 21%, Level II: 31%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 3%
20	SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP	50	92.0%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 96%
21	Mayer Brown LLP	48	91.7%	$220,265	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 16%, Level III: 16%, Level IV: 52%
22	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	46	91.3%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 88%, Level IV: 13%
23	Ropes & Gray LLP	44	88.6%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 23%, Level III: 77%
24	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	43	90.7%	$215,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 42%, Level II: 25%, Level III: 33%
25	Covington & Burling LLP	40	85.0%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 24%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 12%
26	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPlast filed FY2014	39	100.0%	$59,384	—
27	Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP	38	84.2%	$260,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 5%
28	Allen & Overy LLP	37	81.1%	$210,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
29	Paul Hastings LLP	37	78.4%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 40%, Level II: 20%, Level IV: 40%
30	Clifford Chance US LLP	36	100.0%	$212,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 22%
31	O'Melveny & Myers LLP	34	55.9%	$230,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
32	King & Spalding LLP	29	79.3%	$155,979	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 20%, Level II: 60%, Level IV: 20%
33	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP	28	89.3%	$227,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 56%, Level III: 33%, Level IV: 11%
34	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	27	81.5%	$265,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 57%, Level III: 43%
35	Baker & McKenzie LLP	27	77.8%	$225,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 13%, Level IV: 63%
36	DLA Piper LLP (US)	27	74.1%	$200,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 20%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 10%, Level IV: 20%
37	MILBANK LLP	27	100.0%	$365,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 63%, Level IV: 37%
38	Proskauer Rose LLP	26	88.5%	$235,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 9%, Level IV: 18%
39	Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPlast filed FY2018	25	100.0%	$230,000	—
40	Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	25	88.0%	$230,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 18%, Level III: 9%

#1Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Filings
343
Certified
94.8%
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
339
Certified
98.2%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 41%, Level III: 48%, Level IV: 10%
#3Shearman & Sterling LLPlast filed FY2019
Filings
266
Certified
58.6%
Median wage
$180,000
—
#4White & Case LLP
Filings
253
Certified
70.8%
Median wage
$235,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 44%
#5Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Filings
219
Certified
70.8%
Median wage
$185,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 44%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 32%, Level IV: 12%
#6Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Filings
190
Certified
92.6%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 83%, Level III: 1%, Level IV: 2%
#7Latham & Watkins LLP
Filings
160
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 74%, Level III: 13%, Level IV: 1%
#8Sidley Austin (US) LLP
Filings
152
Certified
82.9%
Median wage
$227,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 22%
#9DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
Filings
120
Certified
94.2%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 40%, Level III: 52%, Level IV: 7%
#10Cravath, 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%
#11FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP
Filings
96
Certified
77.1%
Median wage
$250,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 49%, Level IV: 20%
#12CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
Filings
87
Certified
95.4%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 88%, Level II: 12%
#13Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Filings
87
Certified
71.3%
Median wage
$235,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 19%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 67%
#14Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Filings
76
Certified
82.9%
Median wage
$302,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 49%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 13%
#15Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Filings
74
Certified
95.9%
Median wage
$310,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 54%
#16Linklaters LLP
Filings
68
Certified
88.2%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 7%, Level III: 74%, Level IV: 12%
#17CURTIS MALLET PREVOST COLT & MOSLE LLP
Filings
60
Certified
86.7%
Median wage
$170,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 33%
#18Morrison & Foerster LLP
Filings
55
Certified
69.1%
Median wage
$150,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#19Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Filings
55
Certified
90.9%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 21%, Level II: 31%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 3%
#20SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
Filings
50
Certified
92.0%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 96%
#21Mayer Brown LLP
Filings
48
Certified
91.7%
Median wage
$220,265
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 16%, Level III: 16%, Level IV: 52%
#22Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Filings
46
Certified
91.3%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 88%, Level IV: 13%
#23Ropes & Gray LLP
Filings
44
Certified
88.6%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 23%, Level III: 77%
#24Wachtell, 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%
#25Covington & Burling LLP
Filings
40
Certified
85.0%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 24%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 12%
#26PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPlast filed FY2014
Filings
39
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$59,384
—
#27Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
Filings
38
Certified
84.2%
Median wage
$260,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 18%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 5%
#28Allen & Overy LLP
Filings
37
Certified
81.1%
Median wage
$210,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#29Paul Hastings LLP
Filings
37
Certified
78.4%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 40%, Level II: 20%, Level IV: 40%
#30Clifford Chance US LLP
Filings
36
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$212,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 22%
#31O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Filings
34
Certified
55.9%
Median wage
$230,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
#32King & Spalding LLP
Filings
29
Certified
79.3%
Median wage
$155,979
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 20%, Level II: 60%, Level IV: 20%
#33Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Filings
28
Certified
89.3%
Median wage
$227,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 56%, Level III: 33%, Level IV: 11%
#34Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Filings
27
Certified
81.5%
Median wage
$265,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 57%, Level III: 43%
#35Baker & McKenzie LLP
Filings
27
Certified
77.8%
Median wage
$225,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 13%, Level IV: 63%
#36DLA Piper LLP (US)
Filings
27
Certified
74.1%
Median wage
$200,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 20%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 10%, Level IV: 20%
#37MILBANK LLP
Filings
27
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$365,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 63%, Level IV: 37%
#38Proskauer Rose LLP
Filings
26
Certified
88.5%
Median wage
$235,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 9%, Level IV: 18%
#39Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPlast filed FY2018
Filings
25
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$230,000
—
#40Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Filings
25
Certified
88.0%
Median wage
$230,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 18%, Level III: 9%

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.

California12 Washington4

Other occupations sponsored in New York

Roles with a publishable sponsor breakdown in this state.

Software Developers50 Financial and Investment Analysts50 Computer Occupations50 Computer Systems Analysts50 Computer and Information Systems Managers50 Physicians46 Accountants and Auditors41 Management Analysts50 Computer Programmers50 Data Scientists50 Information Security Analysts7 Medical Scientists29

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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