Associate Attorney salary in New York
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 New York: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 276 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 | 83 | $120,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 88 | $230,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 56 | $330,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 10 | $310,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Attorney in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Attorney | 34 | $260,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | 26 | $260,000 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 26 | $310,000 |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | Associate Attorney | 17 | $225,000 |
| DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP | Associate Attorney | 13 | $310,000 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | 12 | $377,500 |
| FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP | Associate Attorney | 10 | $325,000 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Associate Attorney | 9 | $171,018 |
| Mayer Brown LLP | Associate Attorney | 5 | $225,000 |
| Winston & Strawn LLP | Associate Attorney | 4 | $225,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Associate Attorney at Sheeley LLP$145,000New YorkDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501826
- Associate Attorney at Hunter Taubman NY LLP$98,200New YorkDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-479074
- Associate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$365,000New YorkDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-475966
- Associate Attorney at Law Office of Anil Jethmalani PLLC$98,114New YorkDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-466642
- Attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$235,000New YorkDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-454891
- Attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP$365,000New YorkDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25336-451457
- Attorney at Kambo Law$99,840JerichoDecided Dec 8, 2025I-200-25335-446267
- Attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP$182,000New YorkDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-441735
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.