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Legal Assistant salary in California

A real-employer view of Legal Assistant 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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Legal Assistant in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $56,160. 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 — entry5$55,000
Level II — qualified1$928,800

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Legal Assistant in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Scott Warmuth A Professional CorporationLegal Assistant2$54,683
Charles C.H. Wu & Associates, A Professional CorporationLegal Assistant1$61,027
ZI BEAUTY INClegal assistant1$54,000
GLOBAL LAW OFFICE LLCLegal Assistant1$76,000
IVYCREST ATTORNEYS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONLegal Assistant1$55,000
LAW OFFICES OF METIN SERBESTLEGAL ASSISTANT1$928,800

Recent sample filings

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

  • Legal Assistant at Charles C.H. Wu & Associates, A Professional Corporation
    $61,027
    IrvineDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25331-442193
  • Legal Assistant at Scott Warmuth A Professional Corporation
    $56,160
    City of IndustryWage Level IDecided May 30, 2025I-200-25142-007696
  • legal assistant at ZI BEAUTY INC
    $54,000
    West HillsWage Level IDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25134-972868
  • Legal Assistant at GLOBAL LAW OFFICE LLC
    $76,000
    DIAMOND BARWage Level IDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25133-967492
  • Legal Assistant at IVYCREST ATTORNEYS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
    $55,000
    ChatsworthWage Level IDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-945235
  • Legal Assistant at Scott Warmuth A Professional Corporation
    $53,206
    City of IndustryWage Level IDecided Apr 23, 2025I-200-25106-871312
  • LEGAL ASSISTANT at LAW OFFICES OF METIN SERBEST
    $928,800
    BURLINGAMEWage Level IIDecided Nov 4, 2024I-200-24302-437866

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.