Lawyers β€” PERM salaries

Based on 1,633 certified-data filings nationwide.

$47,341

Min

$127,500

25th

$208,000

Median

$280,000

75th

$345,000

90th

By state

StateCases25thMedian90th
NY 711 $185,000 $250,000 $370,000
CA 335 $131,310 $200,000 $325,000
DC 93 $186,285 $220,500 $345,000
FL 75 $72,176 $108,500 $231,000
TX 73 $119,413 $155,522 $345,000
IL 61 $110,000 $152,000 $295,000
WA 49 $109,100 $147,680 $215,000
MA 41 $100,000 $170,000 $310,000
GA 29 $80,140 $120,000 $235,000
NJ 25 $95,222 $156,907 $236,150
VA 21 $99,008 $148,678 $211,400
MI 18 $95,160 $117,000 $153,000
PA 18 $75,816 $95,243 $192,858
NC 13 $88,670 $153,000 $220,000
OH 8 $77,000 $115,565 $200,000
MD 5 $105,000 $123,157 $149,906
NE 5 $65,000 $102,856 $130,000
CT 5 $88,629 $150,000 $224,390
CO 5 $80,000 $130,000 $420,000
UT 5 $71,344 $110,094 $295,000
AL 5 $47,341 $63,000 $160,000

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. States with fewer than 5 filings are omitted.