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 443 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 | 154 | $110,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 169 | $235,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 93 | $365,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 19 | $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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 54 | $310,000 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Attorney | 47 | $260,000 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Associate Attorney | 40 | $285,000 |
| DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP | Associate Attorney | 21 | $390,000 |
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | Associate Attorney | 20 | $225,000 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Associate Attorney | 16 | $312,500 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Associate Attorney | 12 | $171,018 |
| FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP | Associate Attorney | 12 | $305,000 |
| Hunter Taubman NY LLP | Associate Attorney | 8 | $101,000 |
| XYZ LAW PLLC | Associate Attorney | 7 | $158,080 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Associate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$365,000New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-724860
- Associate Attorney at Seddio & Associates P.C$99,200BrooklynWage Level IDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26083-723926
- Attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$365,000New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-722121
- Associate Attorney at FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP$300,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Mar 24, 2026I-200-26076-710619
- Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$260,000New YorkWage Level IDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26076-707368
- Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP$235,000New YorkWage Level IDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26076-707392
- Attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP$629,500New YorkWage Level IVDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-706330
- Associate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP$420,000New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 19, 2026I-203-26071-699986
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.