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Law Clerk salary in New York

A real-employer view of Law Clerk 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

Law Clerk in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,200. 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 — entry4$57,471
Level III — experienced4$80,101
Level IV — fully competent7$175,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Law Clerk in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Clifford Chance US LLPLaw Clerk3$160,000
The Kasen and Liu Law Firm PLLCLaw Clerk3$80,101
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPLaw Clerk3$225,000
Pena & Kahn PLLCLaw Clerk1$52,707
Roytblat Law Group, PLLCLaw Clerk1$62,400
Alina Kats, Esq. PLLCLaw Clerk1$96,000
Ahmuty Demers & McManusLaw Clerk1$52,541
Weinberg Zareh Malkin Price LLPLaw Clerk1$52,541
Harmon, Linder & RogowskyLaw Clerk1$80,200
LAW OFFICES OF SHENGJIN YANGLAW CLERK1$62,400

Recent sample filings

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

  • Law Clerk at Clifford Chance US LLP
    $160,000
    New YorkDecided Dec 3, 2025I-202-25329-436943
  • Law Clerk at Pena & Kahn PLLC
    $52,707
    BronxDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-418878
  • Law Clerk at Roytblat Law Group, PLLC
    $62,400
    North Great NeckWage Level IDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-068197
  • Law Clerk at Alina Kats, Esq. PLLC
    $96,000
    BrooklynWage Level IVDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-063591
  • Law Clerk at The Kasen and Liu Law Firm PLLC
    $80,101
    FlushingWage Level IIIDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-064269
  • Law Clerk at Clifford Chance US LLP
    $160,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-045560
  • Law Clerk at The Kasen and Liu Law Firm PLLC
    $80,101
    FlushingWage Level IIIDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-042511
  • Law Clerk at The Kasen and Liu Law Firm PLLC
    $80,101
    FlushingWage Level IIIDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-042628

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.