Staff Attorney H-1B salaries — 166 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 21
- Filings · FY2025
- $90k
- Median base · FY2025
- $81k–$111k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Mayer Brown LLP
- Top sponsor · 8 all-time
Staff Attorney: 166 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $90k across 21 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $81k and $111k. The biggest sponsors are Mayer Brown LLP, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Immigration Project; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Staff Attorney 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. $90k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Staff Attorney sponsorship changed?
21 certified filings in FY2016 → 14 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | −33% | $100k |
| FY2025 | 21 | +5% | $90k |
| FY2024 | 20 | +11% | $88k |
| FY2023 | 18 | +50% | $87k |
| FY2022 | 12 | +100% | $75k |
| FY2021 | 6 | −62% | $56k |
| FY2020 | 16 | +23% | $99k |
| FY2019 | 13 | +18% | $84k |
| FY2018 | 11 | −21% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 14 | −33% | $100k |
| FY2016 | 21 | — | $82k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Staff Attorneys?
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 | Mayer Brown LLP | 8 | $110k |
| 2 | Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance | 5 | $63k |
| 3 | Immigration Project | 4 | $67k |
| 4 | Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A | 4 | $72k |
| 5 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | 4 | $102k |
| 6 | Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough LLP | 4 | $100k |
| 7 | Sidley Austin US LLP | 4 | $150k |
| 8 | Just Law International P C | 3 | $100k |
| 9 | Berry Appleman Leiden LLP | 3 | $105k |
| 10 | Earthjustice | 3 | $130k |
Where are H-1B Staff Attorney jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 31 | $110k |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 11 | $90k |
| 3 | Washington, DC | 10 | $110k |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | $84k |
| 5 | Atlanta, GA | 7 | $100k |
| 6 | Brooklyn, NY | 6 | $75k |
| 7 | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $123k |
| 8 | Boston, MA | 4 | $100k |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 4 | $83k |
| 10 | East Meadow, NY | 3 | $70k |
Common questions about Staff Attorney H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Staff Attorney?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Staff Attorney is $90k (FY2025), from 21 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $75k and $110k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Staff Attorneys?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Staff Attorney are Mayer Brown LLP, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Immigration Project.
- Where are most H-1B Staff Attorney jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Staff Attorney roles are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC.
- Does a certified LCA mean Staff Attorney 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 →