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.
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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 7 | $145,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 13 | $173,400 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $216,314 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 2 | $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.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Legal Counsel III | 9 | $173,400 |
| Swiss Re America Holding Corporation | Legal Counsel | 2 | $212,826 |
| Alibaba.com US E-commerce Corporation | Legal Counsel | 1 | $156,832 |
| AlixPartners, LLP | Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate M&A and Governance | 1 | $190,000 |
| Brasil Warrant LLC | Senior Legal Counsel | 1 | $300,000 |
| Cover Genius US Employee Services, LLC | Senior Legal Counsel | 1 | $219,802 |
| Diligent Corporation | Legal Counsel II | 1 | $98,114 |
| Figma, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $190,000 |
| GIC (New York) Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $275,000 |
| JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC | LEGAL COUNSEL | 1 | $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$105,000New YorkDecided Mar 6, 2026I-203-26058-669223
- Legal Counsel at Valon Technologies, Inc.$185,000New YorkWage Level IIDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-634810
- Legal Counsel, Platform Liability at SPOTIFY USA, INC.$235,000New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jan 30, 2026I-200-26023-583641
- Legal Counsel II at Diligent Corporation$98,114New YorkWage Level IDecided Jan 29, 2026I-203-26023-583325
- Senior Legal Counsel at Cover Genius US Employee Services, LLC$219,802New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jan 27, 2026I-200-26020-572477
- Legal Counsel at Alibaba.com US E-commerce Corporation$156,832New YorkWage Level IIDecided Jan 26, 2026I-200-26016-568039
- Senior Legal Counsel at Brasil Warrant LLC$300,000New YorkWage Level IVDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-433636
- Legal Counsel III at Amazon.com Services LLC$169,300New 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.