SENIOR COUNSEL salary in California
A real-employer view of SENIOR 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.
SENIOR COUNSEL in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $203,500. 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 | 4 | $154,400 |
| Level II — qualified | 6 | $190,930 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $271,613 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 4 | $332,777 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for SENIOR COUNSEL in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| INNOVATIVE LEGAL SERVICE, P.C. | SENIOR COUNSEL | 5 | $200,000 |
| Universal City Studios Productions LLLP | Counsel, Legal Affairs | 2 | $165,630 |
| MBS Asset Management LLC | Associate Counsel | 1 | $164,800 |
| WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP | Counsel | 1 | $455,000 |
| Fastly, Inc. | Counsel, Privacy | 1 | $243,225 |
| Discord, Inc. | Senior Counsel, Product and Payments | 1 | $335,000 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Counsel, SR | 1 | $227,386 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Associate Counsel | 1 | $178,360 |
| Netflix, Inc. | Counsel, Consumer Product Legal | 1 | $330,554 |
| LYFT, Inc. | Counsel | 1 | $144,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- ASSOCIATE COUNSEL at INNOVATIVE LEGAL SERVICE, P.C.$180,000Los AngelesDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-433729
- Associate Counsel at MBS Asset Management LLC$164,800Manhattan BeachWage Level IDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-037714
- Counsel at WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP$455,000Redwood ShoresWage Level IVDecided May 20, 2025I-203-25133-972048
- Counsel, Privacy at Fastly, Inc.$243,225San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided May 5, 2025I-200-25118-912131
- Senior Counsel, Product and Payments at Discord, Inc.$335,000San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Apr 29, 2025I-200-25112-889202
- Counsel, SR at KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$227,386Santa RosaWage Level IVDecided Mar 10, 2025I-203-25062-740007
- Sr. Associate Counsel at Visa U.S.A. Inc.$178,360San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Mar 5, 2025I-200-25057-725467
- Counsel, Consumer Product Legal at Netflix, Inc.$330,554Los GatosWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-720506
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.