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Associate in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Associate
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
119
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" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

1632FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1632FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202332
FY202421
FY202514
FY2026*31
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
28
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. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC16
  2. White & Case LLP13
  3. Cooley LLP10
  4. Kirkland & Ellis LLP8
  5. Cooley LLP8
  6. Bofa Securities, Inc.8
  7. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP7
  8. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP6
  9. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP6
  10. Blackrock Financial Management, Inc.6
  11. Hggc, LLC4
  12. Paul Hastings LLP4
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 $225,000; middle half $200,000 to $295,000 · median prevailing wage $183,851 (marker) · 117 applications.

$140k$200k$260k$320k$380k
$140k$200k$260k$320k$380k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I23
  2. Level II54
  3. Level III12
  4. Level IV13
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 Palo Alto is 55.2% above 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 Palo Alto
0.8%
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 Palo Alto job market

Palo Alto has 16,821 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,724 job titles and 1,179 employers; "Associate" ranks #13 by applications, with 0.7% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Associate in Palo Alto
13
Median offered wage in Palo Alto, all job titles
$173,925
National median wage, Lawyers (all job titles)
$220,000
Other job titles in Palo Alto
  1. Software Engineer898
  2. Member of Technical Staff440
  3. Senior Software Engineer419
  4. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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