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Managing Associate Attorney salary in California

A real-employer view of Managing 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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Managing Associate Attorney in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $310,000. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified1$170,000
Level III — experienced3$310,000
Level IV — fully competent1$435,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Managing Associate Attorney in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Sidley Austin (US) LLPManaging Associate Attorney3$390,000
CDLP LAW APCManaging Attorney1$222,560
Immigrant Legal DefenseManaging Attorney1$170,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Senior Managing Associate Attorney at Sidley Austin (US) LLP
    $435,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-980612
  • Managing Attorney at CDLP LAW APC
    $222,560
    BREAWage Level IIIDecided Dec 12, 2024I-200-24341-522539
  • Managing Attorney at Immigrant Legal Defense
    $170,000
    SacramentoWage Level IIDecided Nov 25, 2024I-200-24323-482831
  • Managing Associate Attorney at Sidley Austin (US) LLP
    $390,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IIIDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-718838
  • Managing Associate Attorney at Sidley Austin (US) LLP
    $310,000
    Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Oct 18, 2024I-200-24284-399045

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.