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Law Clerk in Washington, DC

Job title · Washington, District of Columbia

Job title as filed
Law Clerk
City
Washington, District of Columbia
Applications FY2022–FY2026
70
Median offered wage
$200,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$200,000certified 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 Washington.

Applications by fiscal year

1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202211
FY202311
FY20247
FY202520
FY2026*21
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
39

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Clifford Chance US LLP7
  2. Wasserman, Mancini & Chang, P.C.7
  3. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP4
  4. King & Spalding LLP3
  5. Covington & Burling LLP3
  6. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP3
  7. Bailey & Glasser LLP2
  8. Dechert LLP2
  9. Mei & Mark LLP2
  10. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP2
  11. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP2
  12. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP2

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $200,000; middle half $70,000 to $225,000 · median prevailing wage $101,837 (marker) · 67 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I21
  2. Level II15
  3. Level III17
  4. Level IV17

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 Washington is 135.3% 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 Washington
3.1%
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 Washington job market

Washington has 13,260 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,796 job titles and 2,716 employers; "Law Clerk" ranks #15 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Washington, all job titles
13,260
Job titles filed
4,796
Rank of Law Clerk in Washington
15
Median offered wage in Washington, all job titles
$108,000
National median wage, Lawyers (all job titles)
$220,000
Other job titles in Washington
  1. Software Developer519
  2. Associate363
  3. Software Engineer257
  4. Secondary Teacher205
  5. Senior Associate199
  6. Elementary Teacher155
  7. Teacher151
  8. Assistant Professor149
  9. Manager133
  10. Economist100