Associate Attorney salary in Illinois
A real-employer view of 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.
Associate Attorney in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 47 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,677. 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 | 26 | $100,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 11 | $145,600 |
| Level III — experienced | 9 | $230,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Attorney in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 5 | $294,000 |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | Associate Attorney | 5 | $225,000 |
| Z. Wang & Associates, P.C. | Attorney | 5 | $100,000 |
| Arch & Lake LLP | Associate Attorney | 2 | $215,000 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Chief Attorney | 2 | $145,000 |
| Children’s Legal Center | Staff Attorney | 2 | $87,589 |
| ¿Z. Wang & Associates, P.C. | Attorney | 1 | $100,000 |
| CRESTVIEW LEGAL LLC | Attorney | 1 | $145,600 |
| Huck Bouma P.C. | Associate Attorney | 1 | $100,000 |
| Illinois Advocates, LLC | Associate Attorney | 1 | $87,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Attorney at Siri & Glimstad, LLP$110,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-683824
- Attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP$310,000ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-673997
- Attorney -Associate at Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC$170,000ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Feb 4, 2026I-200-26028-598319
- Associate Attorney at Sidley Austin (US) LLP$225,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jan 14, 2026I-200-26007-540619
- Associate Attorney at Mandarich Law Group, LLP$90,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jan 6, 2026I-200-25363-513501
- Associate Attorney at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LP$365,000ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-498861
- Associate Attorney at Rock Trade Law, LLC$100,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-462257
- Associate Attorney at Sidley Austin (US) LLP$225,000ChicagoWage Level IDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-436638
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.