Legal Counsel salary in California
A real-employer view of Legal 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.
Legal 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: $180,000. 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 | 4 | $142,344 |
| Level II — qualified | 2 | $182,915 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $265,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $410,880 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Legal Counsel in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Legal Counsel | 2 | $228,619 |
| Genedata (USA) Inc | Legal Counsel | 1 | $120,000 |
| Salma Health, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $180,000 |
| DENEFITS, LLC | LEGAL COUNSEL | 1 | $124,987 |
| Lambda, Inc. | Senior Legal Counsel | 1 | $274,414 |
| CDK GLOBAL, LLC | Associate Legal Counsel | 1 | $90,000 |
| Miniso Depot CA, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $124,688 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL | 1 | $210,800 |
| Sega of America, Inc. | Associate Legal Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs | 1 | $166,036 |
| MONGODB, INC. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $200,200 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Legal Counsel at Genedata (USA) Inc$120,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25357-504319
- Legal Counsel at Salma Health, Inc.$180,000San MateoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-203-25353-499205
- LEGAL COUNSEL at DENEFITS, LLC$124,987IRVINEDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25344-470644
- Senior Legal Counsel at Lambda, Inc.$274,414San FranciscoDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430613
- Associate Legal Counsel at CDK GLOBAL, LLC$90,000Grass ValleyDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-429490
- Legal Counsel at Miniso Depot CA, Inc.$124,688West CovinaWage Level IDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-322941
- PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL at AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$210,800SAN FRANCISCODecided Aug 28, 2025I-200-25233-257497
- Associate Legal Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs at Sega of America, Inc.$166,036IrvineWage Level IDecided Aug 18, 2025I-200-25223-235243
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.