Law Clerk salary in California
A real-employer view of Law Clerk 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.
Law Clerk in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $225,000. 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 | 11 | $225,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 10 | $225,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 1 | $260,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Law Clerk in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker & McKenzie LLP | Law Clerk | 4 | $230,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Law Clerk | 3 | $225,000 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | Law Clerk | 3 | $225,000 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC | Law Clerk | 2 | $225,000 |
| Cooley LLP | Law Clerk | 2 | $225,000 |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP | Law Clerk | 2 | $225,000 |
| White & Case LLP | Law Clerk / Associate | 2 | $242,500 |
| Covington & Burling LLP | Law Clerk | 1 | $225,000 |
| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP formerly Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP | Law Clerk | 1 | $225,000 |
| King & Spalding LLP | Law Clerk | 1 | $225,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Law Clerk at Baker & McKenzie LLP$235,000Los AngelesDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25329-435052
- Law Clerk at Covington & Burling LLP$225,000San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-028231
- Law Clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$225,000Palo AltoWage Level IIDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-013245
- Law Clerk at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC$225,000San FranciscoWage Level IDecided May 30, 2025I-200-25142-010405
- Law Clerk at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC$225,000Palo AltoWage Level IDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-990408
- Law Clerk at Cooley LLP$225,000San FranciscoWage Level IDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-987723
- Law Clerk at Cooley LLP$225,000Los AngelesWage Level IDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-987710
- Law Clerk at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP formerly Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP$225,000San FranciscoWage Level IDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-966608
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.