Legal Assistant H-1B salaries — 193 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 21
- Filings · FY2025
- $62k
- Median base · FY2025
- $55k–$67k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Graves Law Group
- Top sponsor · 12 all-time
Legal Assistant: 193 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $62k across 21 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $55k and $67k. The biggest sponsors are Graves Law Group, Law Offices of Metin Serbest, Scott Warmuth a Professional; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Legal Assistant make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $62k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Legal Assistant sponsorship changed?
20 certified filings in FY2016 → 25 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 25 | +19% | $62k |
| FY2025 | 21 | +24% | $62k |
| FY2024 | 17 | −32% | $54k |
| FY2023 | 25 | +525% | $57k |
| FY2022 | 4 | −64% | $43k |
| FY2021 | 11 | +10% | $57k |
| FY2020 | 10 | −37% | $45k |
| FY2019 | 16 | −30% | $45k |
| FY2018 | 23 | +10% | $42k |
| FY2017 | 21 | +5% | $47k |
| FY2016 | 20 | — | $38k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Legal Assistants?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graves Law Group | 12 | $64k |
| 2 | Law Offices of Metin Serbest | 6 | $53k |
| 3 | Scott Warmuth a Professional | 6 | $56k |
| 4 | Yang Associates P C | 5 | $39k |
| 5 | Shengjin Yang | 4 | $40k |
| 6 | Wong Wong Associates P C | 4 | $41k |
| 7 | Ckr Law Llp | 3 | $65k |
| 8 | Theodore Cox Esq Attorney at Law | 3 | $72k |
| 9 | Law Offices of Reuben Yeroushalmi | 3 | $37k |
| 10 | Imobile | 3 | $52k |
Where are H-1B Legal Assistant jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 43 | $55k |
| 2 | Flushing, NY | 13 | $40k |
| 3 | Weston, MA | 9 | $70k |
| 4 | City Of Industry, CA | 7 | $56k |
| 5 | Boston, MA | 6 | $60k |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $58k |
| 7 | Irvine, CA | 5 | $61k |
| 8 | Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $65k |
| 9 | Houston, TX | 4 | $44k |
| 10 | Des Plaines, IL | 3 | $46k |
Common questions about Legal Assistant H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Legal Assistant?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Legal Assistant is $62k (FY2025), from 21 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $42k and $64k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Legal Assistants?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Legal Assistant are Graves Law Group, Law Offices of Metin Serbest, Scott Warmuth a Professional.
- Where are most H-1B Legal Assistant jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Legal Assistant roles are New York, NY, Flushing, NY, Weston, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Legal Assistant H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →