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Legal Counsel salary in New York

A real-employer view of Legal 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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated August 2, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Legal Counsel in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $173,400. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry7$145,000
Level II — qualified13$173,400
Level III — experienced4$216,314
Level IV — fully competent2$287,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Legal Counsel in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Amazon.com Services LLCLegal Counsel III9$173,400
Swiss Re America Holding CorporationLegal Counsel2$212,826
Alibaba.com US E-commerce CorporationLegal Counsel1$156,832
AlixPartners, LLPSenior Legal Counsel, Corporate M&A and Governance1$190,000
Brasil Warrant LLCSenior Legal Counsel1$300,000
Cover Genius US Employee Services, LLCSenior Legal Counsel1$219,802
Diligent CorporationLegal Counsel II1$98,114
Figma, Inc.Legal Counsel1$190,000
GIC (New York) Inc.Legal Counsel1$275,000
JUMP OPERATIONS, LLCLEGAL COUNSEL1$210,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Legal Counsel at Macrobond Financial Inc
    $105,000
    New YorkDecided Mar 6, 2026I-203-26058-669223
  • Legal Counsel at Valon Technologies, Inc.
    $185,000
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-634810
  • Legal Counsel, Platform Liability at SPOTIFY USA, INC.
    $235,000
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jan 30, 2026I-200-26023-583641
  • Legal Counsel II at Diligent Corporation
    $98,114
    New YorkWage Level IDecided Jan 29, 2026I-203-26023-583325
  • Senior Legal Counsel at Cover Genius US Employee Services, LLC
    $219,802
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jan 27, 2026I-200-26020-572477
  • Legal Counsel at Alibaba.com US E-commerce Corporation
    $156,832
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Jan 26, 2026I-200-26016-568039
  • Senior Legal Counsel at Brasil Warrant LLC
    $300,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-433636
  • Legal Counsel III at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $169,300
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Nov 21, 2025I-203-25318-407829

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.