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Associate in Los Angeles, CA

Job title · Los Angeles, California

Job title as filed
Associate
City
Los Angeles, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
319
Median offered wage
$127,017
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$127,017certified 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" and a worksite in Los Angeles.

Applications by fiscal year

4080FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4080FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202263
FY202351
FY202480
FY202563
FY2026*62
Certified (decided applications)
99.4%
Employers filing
88
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. KPMG LLP30
  2. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP29
  3. Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC20
  4. PwC US Tax LLP19
  5. Analysis Group, Inc.18
  6. Kirkland & Ellis LLP17
  7. Cornerstone Research, Inc.12
  8. Milbank LLP9
  9. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP8
  10. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8
  11. White & Case LLP8
  12. Ares Operations, LLC6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $127,017; middle half $82,191 to $215,000 · median prevailing wage $88,535 (marker) · 314 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I116
  2. Level II123
  3. Level III54
  4. Level IV23
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Associate" appears on 14,479 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,192 employers for worksites in 326 cities; the median offered wage is $145,000, so the median in Los Angeles is 12.4% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
14,479
Employers nationwide
1,192
Cities with filings
326
National median offered wage
$145,000
Share of national filings in Los Angeles
2.2%
Cities with the most applications for Associate
  1. New York City, NY7,483
  2. San Francisco, CA727
  3. Dallas, TX580
  4. Chicago, IL441
  5. Salt Lake City, UT393
  6. Alpharetta, GA373
  7. Washington, DC363
  8. Boston, MA357
  9. Atlanta, GA338
  10. Los Angeles, CA319
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Los Angeles job market

Los Angeles has 19,929 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,000 job titles and 4,329 employers; "Associate" ranks #2 by applications, with 1.6% of them.

Applications in Los Angeles, all job titles
19,929
Job titles filed
7,000
Rank of Associate in Los Angeles
2
Median offered wage in Los Angeles, all job titles
$107,869
National median wage, Lawyers (all job titles)
$220,000
Other job titles in Los Angeles
  1. Software Engineer663
  2. Assistant Professor291
  3. Postdoctoral Scholar256
  4. Senior Associate169
  5. Designer165
  6. Software Developer162
  7. Assistant Project Scientist160
  8. Research Associate158
  9. Manager147
  10. Senior Software Engineer135
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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