Legal Counsel
Median salary
$162,215
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$150,883 – $194,630
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-1.85%
-4.83% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
68 filings
Legal Counsel pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$115,500
P25$150,883
Median$162,215
P75$194,630
P90$250,324
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$145,40020 LCAs
Level II$169,30023 LCAs
Level III$219,90114 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Legal Counsel 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.
Lawyers 91%Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 9%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers 23-1011 | 91.18% | 62 | $150,221 | $163,606 | $200,312 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-1021 | 8.82% | 6 | $158,500 | $159,150 | $163,782 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Legal Counsel
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
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.
- Legal Counsel III12 LCAs · median $158,500
- Senior Legal Counsel11 LCAs · median $240,000
- Legal Counsel II9 LCAs · median $156,100