Seniority Profile · District of Columbia

Mid-level Lawyers salary in District of Columbia

Roles that require qualified independent work on routine tasks. Typically two to five years of relevant experience.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P25 to MEDIAN of the District of Columbia OES distribution for Lawyers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$225,000

Across 40 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Mid-level Lawyers in District of Columbia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 40 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 II — qualified	40	$225,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Mid-level Lawyers in District of Columbia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	Associate	4	$225,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	Attorney	4	$296,000
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP	Associate	2	$267,500
Freshfields US LLP	Associate	2	$242,500
Fish & Richardson P.C.	Associate	2	$171,018
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Associate	2	$225,000
Thompson Hine LLP	Investment Management/Corporate Trans. & Sec. Associate	2	$175,000
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP	International Associate	2	$225,000
Dechert LLP	Associate	1	$365,000
Holland & Knight LLP	Associate, International Trade Regulation Group	1	$275,725

Recent sample filings

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

Associate at Dechert LLP
$365,000
Washington DCWage Level IIDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-323222
Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
$225,000
WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25259-310542
Associate, International Trade Regulation Group at Holland & Knight LLP
$275,725
WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Sep 9, 2025I-200-25245-280580
Lawyer at Baker & Hostetler LLP
$275,000
WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-272091
Associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
$225,000
Washington, DCWage Level IIDecided Aug 7, 2025I-203-25212-212197
Lawyer at Baker and Hostetler LLP
$275,000
WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Jul 29, 2025I-200-25203-193193
Associate Attorney at Sughrue Mion, PLLC
$210,000
WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Jul 23, 2025I-200-25197-179900
Associate Attorney at Polsinelli, PC
$225,000
Washington, DCWage Level IIDecided Jul 18, 2025I-200-25192-168310

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.