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Associate Attorney in Washington, DC

Job title · Washington, District of Columbia

Job title as filed
Associate Attorney
City
Washington, District of Columbia
Applications FY2022–FY2026
71
Median offered wage
$225,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$225,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Associate Attorney" and a worksite in Washington.

Applications by fiscal year

1122FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1122FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202222
FY202310
FY202412
FY202513
FY2026*14
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
36

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP10
  2. Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.4
  3. Sidley Austin (US) LLP4
  4. Shearman & Sterling LLP3
  5. Morris, Manning & Martin LLP3
  6. Mayer Brown LLP3
  7. Sughrue Mion, PLLC2
  8. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP2
  9. Polsinelli, PC2
  10. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP2
  11. O'Melveny & Myers LLP2

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $225,000; middle half $168,240 to $255,000 · median prevailing wage $171,038 (marker) · 71 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II24
  3. Level III26
  4. Level IV8

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Associate Attorney" appears on 2,090 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 706 employers for worksites in 262 cities; the median offered wage is $185,000, so the median in Washington is 21.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,090
Employers nationwide
706
Cities with filings
262
National median offered wage
$185,000
Share of national filings in Washington
3.4%
Cities with the most applications for Associate Attorney
  1. New York City, NY897
  2. Los Angeles, CA115
  3. Chicago, IL74
  4. Washington, DC71
  5. San Francisco, CA62
  6. Palo Alto, CA51
  7. Houston, TX36
  8. Dallas, TX34
  9. Atlanta, GA29
  10. Miami, FL26

The Washington job market

Washington has 13,260 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,796 job titles and 2,716 employers; "Associate Attorney" ranks #13 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Washington, all job titles
13,260
Job titles filed
4,796
Rank of Associate Attorney in Washington
13
Median offered wage in Washington, all job titles
$108,000
National median wage, Lawyers (all job titles)
$220,000
Other job titles in Washington
  1. Software Developer519
  2. Associate363
  3. Software Engineer257
  4. Secondary Teacher205
  5. Senior Associate199
  6. Elementary Teacher155
  7. Teacher151
  8. Assistant Professor149
  9. Manager133
  10. Economist100