25 certified · Median $310,000 a year · Washington, DC
Also filed as Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Fled LLP
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
14
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
1
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$232,500
Median
$310,000
75th percentile
$420,000
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
AssociateLawyers · median $235,0009
CounselLawyers · median $420,0007
Associate AttorneyLawyers · median $310,0001
Corporate CounselLawyers · median $420,0001
International Trade AnalystSocial Science Research Assistants · median $95,5001
Investment Funds AssociateLawyers · median $235,0001
Paralegal Specialist/AssistantSocial Science Research Assistants · median $95,5001
Senior CounselLawyers1
Tax AssociateLawyers · median $260,0001
Tax Associate AttorneyLawyers · median $310,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.