Corporate Counsel salary in California
A real-employer view of Corporate Counsel 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.
Corporate Counsel in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $212,669. 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 | 7 | $170,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 4 | $215,176 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $292,707 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Corporate Counsel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autodesk, Inc. | Corporate Counsel, M&A | 2 | $234,104 |
| Airwallex US, LLC | Associate Corporate Counsel | 1 | $170,000 |
| Alo LLC | Corporate Counsel | 1 | $225,014 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Corporate Counsel | 1 | $190,000 |
| Canaan US Inc. | Senior Corporate Counsel | 1 | $142,730 |
| Google LLC | Corporate Counsel | 1 | $311,000 |
| LMI, INC. | SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL | 1 | $200,000 |
| Luxshare Technologies International, Inc. | Associate Corporate Counsel | 1 | $150,883 |
| NetEase Information Technology Corporation | Corporate Counsel | 1 | $220,000 |
| PROCEPT BioRobotics | Corporate Counsel | 1 | $232,253 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Associate Corporate Counsel at Luxshare Technologies International, Inc.$150,883MilpitasWage Level IDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26070-694346
- Corporate Counsel, M&A at Autodesk, Inc.$234,104San FranciscoDecided Jan 22, 2026I-203-26014-559243
- Sr Corporate Counsel at Tesla, Inc.$230,000Palo AltoDecided Jan 13, 2026I-200-26006-536578
- Corporate Counsel at PROCEPT BioRobotics$232,253San JoseWage Level IIDecided Oct 1, 2025I-200-25267-331338
- Corporate Counsel at Alo LLC$225,014Beverly HillsWage Level IIDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-318238
- Corporate Counsel, Privacy & Product at Sigma Computing, Inc.$274,414San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-271155
- Corporate Counsel at Google LLC$311,000San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Jul 18, 2025I-203-25192-168099
- Corporate Counsel at NetEase Information Technology Corporation$220,000IRVINEWage Level IDecided Jul 1, 2025I-200-25175-123944
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.