H-1B Law Clerk Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Law Clerk is $80,000, across 2,102 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$80,000
Average wage
$121,949
90th percentile
$225,000
Certified LCAs
2,102
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $22,880
- 25th
- $59,987
- Median
- $80,000
- Average
- $121,949
- 90th
- $225,000
- Highest
- $636,000
Based on 2,100 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
279FY20
263FY21
302FY22
298FY23
385FY24
465FY25
110FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Law Clerk
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | 74 | $225,000 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | 36 | $225,000 |
| SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP | 155 | $215,000 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 50 | $215,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 50 | $215,000 |
| MILBANK LLP | 30 | $215,000 |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | 24 | $215,000 |
| Dechert LLP | 19 | $215,000 |
| DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP | 32 | $210,000 |
| WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP | 47 | $190,000 |
| Linklaters LLP | 47 | $180,170 |
| Clifford Chance US LLP | 30 | $160,000 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | 35 | $119,496 |
| Terkiana, PC | 20 | $68,640 |
| Yerezhepova Law, PC | 20 | $67,340 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $190,000Flushing, NY · $52,044Washington, DC · $175,000Chicago, IL · $60,000San Francisco, CA · $190,000Los Angeles, CA · $85,000San Jose, CA · $68,640Brooklyn, NY · $98,114Boston, MA · $190,000Irvine, CA · $66,560Palo Alto, CA · $210,000San Diego, CA · $63,066Seattle, WA · $65,500Houston, TX · $43,680Atlanta, GA · $53,560