H-1B Counsel Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Counsel is $285,000, across 119 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$285,000
Average wage
$292,755
90th percentile
$450,000
Certified LCAs
119
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $75,000
- 25th
- $172,900
- Median
- $285,000
- Average
- $292,755
- 90th
- $450,000
- Highest
- $700,000
Based on 119 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Counsel
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| REED SMITH LLP | 5 | $450,000 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | 3 | $450,000 |
| Linklaters LLP | 7 | $445,000 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 4 | $435,000 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | 5 | $420,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 4 | $420,000 |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | 5 | $415,000 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | 9 | $390,000 |
| K&L Gates LLP | 2 | $285,427 |
| Societe Generale | 2 | $267,500 |
| Nixon Peabody LLP | 2 | $240,000 |
| Hearst Communications Inc. | 2 | $226,304 |
| LYFT, Inc. | 3 | $220,000 |
| Wenchi Hu, Attorney at Law, PLLC | 2 | $211,400 |
| Joby Aero, Inc. | 3 | $133,000 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $390,000San Francisco, CA · $205,000Washington, DC · $300,000Chicago, IL · $136,677Houston, TX · $305,000Seattle, WA · $320,000Boston, MA · $250,000Santa Cruz, CA · $133,000San Jose, CA · $122,574Leander, TX · $105,997Lewisville, TX · $122,366Los Angeles, CA · $325,000Washington, D.C., DC · $400,000Milwaukee, WI · $150,000Foster City, CA · $188,906