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 166 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $150,883. 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 | 83 | $120,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 48 | $222,500 |
| Level III — experienced | 13 | $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.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | 11 | $310,000 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 10 | $348,250 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | 6 | $247,687 |
| Law Offices of Lynn Chao, APC | Attorney | 4 | $138,978 |
| Mino Law Group, A Professional Corporation | Attorney | 3 | $116,480 |
| Lexint Law Inc. | Attorney | 3 | $115,690 |
| Demidchik Law Firm | Attorney | 3 | $120,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Attorney | 3 | $310,000 |
| QUINN & DWORAKOWSKI, LLP | Associate Attorney | 2 | $122,820 |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP | Attorney | 2 | $208,090,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Junior Associate Attorney at Cummings & Franck, P.C.$120,000GardenaDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-483295
- Associate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$310,000Los AngelesDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-473589
- Associate Attorney at QUINN & DWORAKOWSKI, LLP$125,000IrvineDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25336-450562
- Associate Attorney at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.$125,000GlendaleDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-438664
- Attorney at Schwegman Lundberg and Woessner, P.A.$150,883San JoseDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25324-423608
- Associate Attorney at Troutman Amin LLP$125,000IrvineDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25319-411124
- Attorney at Morrison & Foerster LLP$416,000,000Los AngelesDecided Nov 19, 2025I-200-25316-399423
- Associate Attorney (Patent) at Beyer Law Group LLP$156,000Palo AltoDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-386168
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.