Law Clerk H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,339 certified H-1B applications for Law Clerk roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $80,000. The typical offer was 13% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $80,000
Middle half earn: $62,400 to $225,000
Top 10% earn over: $225,000
Certified filings: 1,339

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Pay by employer


Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	68	$225,000	+181%	$215,000 – $225,000
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	60	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	34	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	31	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	25	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	24	$119,496	+49%	$118,664 – $215,530
Yerezhepova Law, PC	21	$62,234	−22%	$54,205 – $72,613
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	19	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Grape Law Firm PLLC	18	$78,750	−2%	$72,800 – $99,250
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	18	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	16	$225,000	+181%	$200,000 – $225,000
Clifford Chance US LLP	15	$160,000	+100%	$160,000 – $215,000
Milbank LLP	14	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Linklaters LLP	14	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Law Offices of Metin Serbest	14	$68,640	−14%	$61,350 – $72,800
Covington & Burling LLP	12	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Hang & Associates, PLLC	10	$70,990	−11%	$64,423 – $76,000
Terkiana, PC	10	$68,640	−14%	$68,640 – $74,069
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP	9	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Kevin Kerveng Tung PC	9	$50,212	−37%	$50,211 – $52,042
Sun & Ren PLLC	8	$73,674	−8%	$58,750 – $76,750
Baker & McKenzie LLP	8	$230,000	+188%	$225,000 – $262,142
Cooley LLP	8	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
O'Melveny & Myers LLP	7	$85,000	+6%	$85,000 – $85,000
Demidchik Law Firm	6	$82,919	+4%	$75,026 – $110,800
Law Offices of Robert B Jobe	6	$80,000	0%	$80,000 – $83,750
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	6	$57,200	−29%	$50,440 – $62,400
Proskauer Rose LLP	6	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Dechert LLP	6	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $232,500
Elvinger SARL PLLC	6	$140,085	+75%	$134,134 – $145,976
The Law Offices of Fuqiang Zhang, P.C.	6	$73,060	−9%	$57,221 – $73,674
Konare Law PLLC	6	$53,133	−34%	$50,502 – $55,266
Newland Law Firm, P.C.	6	$60,345	−25%	$52,046 – $68,640
Magstone Law, LLP	6	$85,000	+6%	$82,000 – $85,000
DLA Piper LLP (US)	5	$225,000	+181%	$95,000 – $225,000
Alpha Law LLC	5	$65,000	−19%	$52,042 – $73,674
Yao Legal Group LLC	5	$72,800	−9%	$72,800 – $77,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	5	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Kern Segal & Murray, A Law Corporation	5	$94,598	+18%	$94,598 – $95,680
Monir Mehran Law Firm PC	5	$55,000	−31%	$42,598 – $56,805
Hogan Lovells US LLP	5	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
Law Office of Dharmik Barot, PLLC	5	$73,674	−8%	$72,800 – $73,674
Kim, Song & Associates, PLLC	5	$72,000	−10%	$62,234 – $72,000
Law Office of Thomas V. Allen, PLLC.	5	$61,500	−23%	$61,500 – $63,000
Geng & Associates, P.C.	5	$52,146	−35%	$52,042 – $62,899
Premium Legal Partners, APC	5	$66,560	−17%	$66,560 – $66,560
Dalbir Singh & Associates, P.C.	5	$49,941	−38%	$46,000 – $49,941
King & Spalding LLP	5	$225,000	+181%	$225,000 – $225,000
T. Lin and Associate Attorneys at Law	4	$65,520	−18%	$62,400 – $69,680

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


New York, NY	506	$225,000	$85,000 – $225,000
Flushing, NY	74	$62,899	$52,042 – $73,456
Chicago, IL	41	$62,400	$58,074 – $85,000
Washington, DC	39	$211,370	$86,184 – $225,000
Los Angeles, CA	35	$85,000	$63,045 – $125,000
San Francisco, CA	31	$225,000	$100,000 – $225,000
Irvine, CA	21	$69,576	$66,560 – $76,960
Brooklyn, NY	20	$97,057	$62,580 – $215,000
San Jose, CA	17	$74,069	$68,640 – $74,069
Palo Alto, CA	14	$225,000	$206,250 – $225,000
Long Island City, NY	14	$225,000	$107,558 – $225,000
Houston, TX	13	$57,200	$42,411 – $215,000
Boston, MA	12	$162,000	$52,000 – $225,000
Miami, FL	11	$67,000	$56,686 – $83,200
Philadelphia, PA	11	$54,205	$49,460 – $147,500
Minneapolis, MN	11	$69,722	$65,333 – $200,000
Atlanta, GA	10	$55,578	$50,443 – $65,000
San Diego, CA	9	$70,000	$70,000 – $75,000
Santa Ana, CA	9	$75,000	$66,560 – $83,429
San Gabriel, CA	9	$69,576	$60,320 – $70,720

By experience level


Level I	483	$64,563
Level II	467	$85,000
Level III	199	$76,000
Level IV	185	$120,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2023	50	$70,000
2024	343	$72,000
2025	447	$78,998
2026	499	$89,045