Associate Attorney salary in California
A real-employer view of Associate Attorney pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Associate Attorney in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 202 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $150,442. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 119 | $121,326 |
| Level II — qualified | 58 | $225,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 17 | $365,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 3 | $310,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Attorney in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | 15 | $310,000 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 11 | $331,500 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | 10 | $230,000 |
| Quill & Arrow LLP | Associate Attorney | 5 | $125,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Attorney | 4 | $337,500 |
| Law Offices of Lynn Chao, APC | Attorney | 4 | $138,978 |
| Demidchik Law Firm | Attorney | 3 | $120,000 |
| Lexint Law Inc. | Attorney | 3 | $115,690 |
| Mino Law Group, A Professional Corporation | Attorney | 3 | $116,480 |
| Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP | Associate Attorney | 3 | $210,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$235,000Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Mar 27, 2026I-203-26079-719373
- Attorney at law office of jacob huang, inc.$120,000West CovinaWage Level IDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-715405
- Associate Attorney at Red Eagle Law LC$100,650BonsallWage Level IDecided Mar 19, 2026I-200-26071-697608
- Associate Attorney at Quill & Arrow LLP$115,690Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Mar 19, 2026I-200-26071-698867
- Associate Attorney at Prestige Legal Solutions, P.C.$193,000Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-695761
- Associate Attorney at Quill & Arrow LLP$115,690Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26070-694246
- Associate Attorney at Howard Rome Martin Ridley & Master LLP$158,018DavisWage Level IIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-683490
- Associate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$365,000Los AngelesWage Level IIIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-683811
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.