Law Clerk
Median salary
$80,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$62,234 – $225,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0%
-3.04% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
425 filings
Law Clerk pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$52,042
P25$62,234
Median$80,000
P75$225,000
P90$225,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$62,650150 LCAs
Level II$95,001148 LCAs
Level III$74,33750 LCAs
Level IV$160,00074 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Law Clerk pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Judicial Law Clerks 56%Lawyers 29%Paralegals and Legal Assistants 11%Legal Support Workers, All Other 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial Law Clerks 23-1012 | 56.24% | 239 | $58,640 | $69,200 | $84,911 |
| Lawyers 23-1011 | 28.94% | 123 | $224,186 | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 | 10.82% | 46 | $52,874 | $68,964 | $110,302 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099 | 3.53% | 15 | $59,176 | $80,000 | $90,500 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Law Clerk
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 28 | $225,000 | +0% |
| Milbank | 16 | $235,000 | +239.6% |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 9 | $225,000 | +0% |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | 8 | $225,000 | +0% |
| Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 7 | $200,000 | +189% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Law Clerk8 LCAs · median $100,000
- Law Clerk II5 LCAs · median $68,640