Legal and compliance
Lawyers: who sponsors, and what they pay
Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.
Certified LCAs
2,160
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$225,000
per year
Middle half earn
$166K to $280K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
200+
Employers filing for Lawyers
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP New York | 84 | $260,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP New York | 82 | $235,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP New York | 72 | $260,000 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP New York | 62 | $225,000 |
| White & Case LLP New York | 60 | $260,000 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP New York | 51 | $310,000 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York | 48 | $225,000 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP New York | 38 | $230,000 |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP Chicago | 31 | $235,000 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Los Angeles | 28 | $292,500 |
| Milbank LLP New York | 26 | $365,000 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP New York | 26 | $225,000 |
| Covington & Burling LLP Washington | 25 | $260,000 |
| Cooley LLP Palo Alto | 24 | $310,000 |
| Mayer Brown LLP Washington | 24 | $267,124 |
Top 200 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026