Counsel salary in New York
A real-employer view of Counsel 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.
Counsel in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 48 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $300,000. 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 | 6 | $120,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 10 | $205,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 10 | $360,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 20 | $390,962 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Counsel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Counsel | 4 | $420,000 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP | Counsel | 4 | $285,000 |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority | Sr. Counsel | 3 | $139,906 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Counsel | 3 | $420,000 |
| Linklaters LLP | Counsel | 2 | $445,000 |
| Societe Generale | Counsel | 2 | $285,000 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice | Counsel, Democracy Program | 2 | $150,900 |
| BENNAMON USA NO 1 PTY LTD | COUNSEL | 1 | $324,466 |
| Bermudez Law Firm P.A. | Counsel | 1 | $218,400 |
| Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales, LLC. | Assistant Counsel | 1 | $120,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Counsel at World Insurance Associates LLC$185,000New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-706828
- Associate Counsel at Complete Care Management, INC$100,000BaysideWage Level IDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-694984
- Counsel at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.$460,000New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-203-26064-683838
- Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP$445,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-674759
- Counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP$455,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Feb 25, 2026I-203-26049-647875
- Counsel at COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC$300,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-634387
- Counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP$345,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jan 28, 2026I-200-26022-578620
- Counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP$345,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jan 28, 2026I-200-26022-578615
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.