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Law Clerk in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Law Clerk
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
954
Median offered wage
$215,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$215,000certified 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 "Law Clerk" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

117234FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
117234FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022188
FY2023169
FY2024176
FY2025187
FY2026*234
Certified (decided applications)
98.6%
Employers filing
177

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP116
  2. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP66
  3. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP49
  4. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP49
  5. Milbank LLP48
  6. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP46
  7. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP41
  8. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP29
  9. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP26
  10. Clifford Chance US LLP26
  11. Linklaters LLP26
  12. Yerezhepova Law, PC20

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $215,000; middle half $95,222 to $225,000 · median prevailing wage $93,891 (marker) · 922 applications.

$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I276
  2. Level II384
  3. Level III124
  4. Level IV170

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Law Clerk" appears on 2,224 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 684 employers for worksites in 266 cities; the median offered wage is $85,000, so the median in New York City is 152.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,224
Employers nationwide
684
Cities with filings
266
National median offered wage
$85,000
Share of national filings in New York City
42.9%
Cities with the most applications for Law Clerk
  1. New York City, NY954
  2. Flushing, NY105
  3. Washington, DC70
  4. Chicago, IL61
  5. Los Angeles, CA54
  6. San Francisco, CA52
  7. Brooklyn, NY29
  8. Irvine, CA29
  9. San Jose, CA25
  10. Boston, MA23

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; "Law Clerk" ranks #12 by applications, with 0.6% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Law Clerk in New York City
12
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