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Counsel in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Counsel
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
86
Median offered wage
$417,500
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$417,500certified 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 "Counsel" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202220
FY202311
FY202416
FY202518
FY2026*21
Certified (decided applications)
97.7%
Employers filing
44
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. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP8
  2. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP4
  3. Reed Smith LLP4
  4. Linklaters LLP4
  5. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP4
  6. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP4
  7. National Hockey League3
  8. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP3
  9. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP3
  10. Seward & Kissel LLP3
  11. Societe Generale3
  12. Bennamon USA No 1 PTY Ltd3
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 $417,500; middle half $250,000 to $445,000 · median prevailing wage $227,032 (marker) · 84 applications.

$200k$265k$330k$395k$460k
$200k$265k$330k$395k$460k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III12
  4. Level IV58
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 "Counsel" appears on 136 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 69 employers for worksites in 21 cities; the median offered wage is $330,000, so the median in New York City is 26.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
136
Employers nationwide
69
Cities with filings
21
National median offered wage
$330,000
Share of national filings in New York City
63.2%
Cities with the most applications for Counsel
  1. New York City, NY86
  2. San Francisco, CA10
  3. Washington, DC7
  4. Chicago, IL5
  5. Santa Monica, CA3
  6. Santa Cruz, CA3
  7. Boston, MA3
  8. Oakland, CA3
  9. St. Louis, MO2
  10. Houston, TX2
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; "Counsel" ranks #174 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Counsel in New York City
174
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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