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Lawyers salary in Nonprofit and civic, California

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Lawyers (Nonprofit) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $165,630. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$190,000
Level II — qualified4$165,630

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lawyers (Nonprofit) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Dream Machine Innovation LabAttorney (Senior Fellow)2$165,630
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing ProjectImmigration Attorney1$143,333
Dream Machine Innovations So IncAttorney (Senior Fellow)1$165,630
Central American Resource Center of Northern CaliforniaStaff Attorney1$95,000
Taproot EarthAttorney1$190,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Immigration Attorney at Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project
    $143,333
    Santa MariaWage Level IIDecided Aug 1, 2025I-200-25206-201235
  • Attorney (Senior Fellow) at Dream Machine Innovations So Inc
    $165,630
    Playa VistaWage Level IIDecided Jul 7, 2025I-200-25178-136394
  • Staff Attorney at Central American Resource Center of Northern California
    $95,000
    San FranciscoDecided Jun 4, 2025I-200-25148-026455
  • Attorney at Taproot Earth
    $190,000
    PiedmontWage Level IDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-885062
  • Attorney (Senior Fellow) at Dream Machine Innovation Lab
    $165,630
    Playa VistaWage Level IIDecided Dec 17, 2024I-200-24345-532754
  • Attorney (Senior Fellow) at Dream Machine Innovation Lab
    $165,630
    IrvineWage Level IIDecided Dec 11, 2024I-200-24339-518923

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.