Associate Attorney salary in Texas
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 Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $120,000. 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 | 21 | $98,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 4 | $153,450 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $206,786 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Attorney in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidley Austin (US) LLP | Associate Attorney | 5 | $225,000 |
| Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP | Associate Attorney | 3 | $130,686 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney | 2 | $225,000 |
| Kodem Law Firm PLLC | Attorney | 2 | $83,554 |
| FS Law PC | Attorney | 2 | $188,573 |
| SONG WHIDDON, PLLC | Associate Attorney | 1 | $95,867 |
| Paladin Law Group LLP | Attorney | 1 | $120,000 |
| Nelson Bumgardner Conroy P.C. | Attorney | 1 | $160,000 |
| Daly & Black, P.C. | Junior Associate/Attorney | 1 | $89,170 |
| Godzina & Strange PLLC | Associate Attorney | 1 | $89,170 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP$225,000HoustonDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-414767
- Associate Attorney at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP$130,686RichardsonDecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-414857
- Associate Attorney at SONG WHIDDON, PLLC$95,867DallasDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-394027
- Attorney at Paladin Law Group LLP$120,000San AntonioDecided Nov 5, 2025I-200-25269-338171
- Associate Attorney at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP$146,900HoustonWage Level IIDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-320091
- Attorney at Nelson Bumgardner Conroy P.C.$160,000Fort WorthWage Level IIDecided Sep 15, 2025I-200-25251-293269
- Junior Associate/Attorney at Daly & Black, P.C.$89,170HoustonWage Level IDecided Jul 25, 2025I-203-25201-187261
- Attorney at Kodem Law Firm PLLC$83,554IrvingWage Level IDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25192-167491
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.