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Lawyers salaries in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data
Employers filed 123 certified H-1B applications for lawyers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 75 employers.
The middle half of offers were $175,000 to $275,000 a year, with a median of $225,000: 0% above the national median for this job ($225,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (39% of filings).
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 33% | — |
| Level II (qualified) | 39% | — |
| Level III (experienced) | 21% | — |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 8% | — |
We don't carry prevailing wages for this occupation yet; the DOL wage search has them.
Who sponsors lawyers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington & Burling LLP | 7 | $235,000 | 3 |
| Foley Hoag LLP | 5 | $175,000 | 1 |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | 4 | $225,000 | 2 |
| Mayer Brown LLP | 4 | $347,500 | 11 |
| Jones Day | 4 | $195,000 | 1 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | 4 | $225,000 | 12 |
| Fish & Richardson P.C. | 3 | $171,000 | 2 |
| Torrez Law Group | 3 | $123,000 | — |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | 3 | $235,000 | 40 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 3 | $225,000 | 6 |
| Blank Rome LLP | 2 | $260,000 | 1 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | 2 | $420,000 | 1 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 2 | $174,000 | 7 |
| Holland & Knight LLP | 2 | $275,500 | — |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | 2 | $295,000 | 5 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Associate, Associate Attorney, Attorney, Law Clerk, Lawyer, Partner, Senior Associate, Law Clerk/Associate.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.