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H-1B Sponsors for Lawyers

709 employers had 1,890 H-1B filings certified for lawyers from October 2025 to June 2026, at a median offered wage of $225,000 a year.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3 (dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Standard Occupational Classification (bls.gov/soc)

certified filings: 1,890
employers: 709
small sponsors: 547
median offered wage a year: $225,000

Where these jobs are

The states with the most certified H-1B filings for lawyers
State	Filings	Median wage
New York	1,030	$225,000
California	318	$220,000
Texas	84	$200,000
District of Columbia	84	$225,000
Illinois	63	$187,000
Massachusetts	52	$225,000
Florida	44	$161,500
New Jersey	38	$169,300

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3 (dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)

Top employers

Employers with the most certified H-1B filings for lawyers
Employer	Based in	Filings	Median wage
Latham & Watkins LLP	New York, NY	70	$260,000
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	New York, NY	67	$235,000
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	New York, NY	56	$225,000
White & Case LLP	New York, NY	49	$225,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	New York, NY	46	$235,000
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	New York, NY	45	$225,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	New York, NY	41	$310,000
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	New York, NY	36	$247,500
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	Chicago, IL	30	$235,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Los Angeles, CA	26	$235,000
Covington & Burling LLP	Washington, DC	25	$260,000
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	New York, NY	24	$225,000

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3 (dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)

Important: please read

What this register shows. It lists Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) that the U.S. Department of Labor certified for H-1B jobs. An employer must give U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) a certified LCA along with its H-1B petition, so an LCA is an early step. It does not mean a visa was approved or that a job is open now.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, elaws H-1B Advisor (webapps.dol.gov/elaws/h1b.htm)

Time period. Figures cover certified H-1B LCAs in the Department of Labor's file for fiscal year 2026, quarters 1 to 3 (October 2025 to June 2026). Withdrawn and denied applications, and E-3 and H-1B1 visas, are left out.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3 (dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)

Wages and “small sponsor”. Wages are the rate the employer offered, turned into a yearly figure. “Small sponsor” is our own label for an employer with 5 or fewer certified H-1B LCAs in this period. It does not tell you how many staff the employer has.

Names and job titles. Employers and job titles are shown as the filings gave them, with business endings such as LLC in capitals. One company can file under more than one legal name. Where the same job title was written differently (for example in capitals), it is shown under one standard title.

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