Legal Counsel salary in Washington
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 Washington: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $157,600. 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 | 5 | $131,500 |
| Level II — qualified | 6 | $153,900 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $206,243 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Legal Counsel in Washington. 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 | $153,900 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | LEGAL COUNSEL II | 3 | $172,300 |
| Centific Global Solutions, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 3 | $140,795 |
| Calix, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $103,085 |
| DocuSign Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $164,181 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Legal Counsel | 1 | $206,485 |
| Stripe, Inc. | Legal Counsel | 1 | $229,050 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Legal Counsel II at Amazon.com Services LLC$131,500SeattleWage Level IDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-724628
- Legal Counsel at Centific Global Solutions, Inc.$140,795RedmondWage Level IDecided Feb 24, 2026I-200-26048-645549
- Legal Counsel at Calix, Inc.$103,085SeattleWage Level IDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-488869
- PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL at AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$230,500SEATTLEWage Level IIIDecided Nov 18, 2025I-203-25315-395868
- Legal Counsel III at Amazon.com Services LLC$143,270SeattleWage Level IIDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25312-390748
- LEGAL COUNSEL II at AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$172,300SEATTLEWage Level IIDecided Aug 14, 2025I-203-25219-227212
- Legal Counsel II at Amazon.com Services LLC$172,300SeattleWage Level IIDecided Jul 8, 2025I-203-25181-139282
- Legal Counsel at Stripe, Inc.$229,050SeattleWage Level IIIDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-984628
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.