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Lawyer in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Lawyer
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
71
Median offered wage
$145,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
Median wage$145,000certified 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 "Lawyer" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202214
FY202310
FY202419
FY202519
FY2026*9
Certified (decided applications)
92.5%
Employers filing
30
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. Torys LLP15
  2. Jun He Law Offices LLC9
  3. Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein, P.C.9
  4. Biwl P.C.5
  5. Reid & Wise, LLC3
  6. Clifford Chance US LLP2
  7. Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP2
  8. CHEN Law Group, PLLC1
  9. Morrison & Foerster LLP1
  10. Linklaters LLP1
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 $145,000; middle half $97,068 to $222,500 · median prevailing wage $139,859 (marker) · 62 applications.

$80k$130k$180k$230k$280k
$80k$130k$180k$230k$280k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I34
  2. Level II15
  3. Level III8
  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 "Lawyer" appears on 239 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 133 employers for worksites in 81 cities; the median offered wage is $121,680, so the median in New York City is 19.2% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
239
Employers nationwide
133
Cities with filings
81
National median offered wage
$121,680
Share of national filings in New York City
29.7%
Cities with the most applications for Lawyer
  1. New York City, NY71
  2. Los Angeles, CA9
  3. Flushing, NY8
  4. Sacramento, CA7
  5. Brooklyn, NY6
  6. Chicago, IL5
  7. Diamond Bar, CA5
  8. Washington, DC5
  9. Miami, FL5
  10. Arcadia, CA4
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; "Lawyer" ranks #210 by applications, with 0.0% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Lawyer in New York City
210
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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