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Attorney in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Attorney
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
386
Median offered wage
$260,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$260,000certified 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 "Attorney" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

4997FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4997FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202264
FY202357
FY202477
FY202591
FY2026*97
Certified (decided applications)
99.2%
Employers filing
51
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. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP139
  2. Latham & Watkins LLP129
  3. Morrison & Foerster LLP35
  4. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP8
  5. Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, PC5
  6. Dla Piper LLP4
  7. Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP3
  8. Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman, LLP3
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 $260,000; middle half $215,000 to $341,625 · median prevailing wage $153,254 (marker) · 382 applications.

$140k$205k$270k$335k$400k
$140k$205k$270k$335k$400k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I49
  2. Level II208
  3. Level III101
  4. Level IV27
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 "Attorney" appears on 1,002 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 324 employers for worksites in 162 cities; the median offered wage is $180,000, so the median in New York City is 44.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,002
Employers nationwide
324
Cities with filings
162
National median offered wage
$180,000
Share of national filings in New York City
38.5%
Cities with the most applications for Attorney
  1. New York City, NY386
  2. San Francisco, CA66
  3. Los Angeles, CA45
  4. Chicago, IL36
  5. Washington, DC28
  6. Menlo Park, CA21
  7. San Jose, CA17
  8. Houston, TX17
  9. San Diego, CA12
  10. Irvine, CA12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Attorney" ranks #38 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Attorney in New York City
38
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Lawyers (all job titles)
$220,000
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Software Developer1,600
  7. Data Scientist1,392
  8. Senior Associate1,297
  9. Manager1,055
  10. Software Development Engineer II967
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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