Lawyers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 158 applications covering 162 positions for this role here, at a median of $234,104 a year. 110 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Lawyers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$123,094
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$198,765
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$274,414
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$350,085

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	Level I	6	6	$225,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Level II	5	5	$310,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level II	4	4	$312,500
Anthropic, PBC	Level II	3	3	$198,765
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	Level II	3	3	$225,000
Advocacy AI, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$123,094
Baker & McKenzie LLP	Level III	2	2	$310,000
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP	Level II	2	2	$310,000
Covington & Burling LLP	Level II	2	2	$260,000
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	Level II	2	2	$242,500
Dechert LLP	Level II	2	2	$365,000
Humble Robotics, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$250,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Level I	2	2	$247,500
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Level IV	2	4	$437,500
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
Law Office of Manpreet Singh Gahra	Level I	2	2	$123,094
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
Salma Health, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$180,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	Level II	2	2	$267,500
a16z Capital Management, L.L.C.	Level IV	1	1	$500,000
Airwallex US, LLC	Level II	1	1	$254,232
American Lighthouse Inc.	Level I	1	1	$123,094
Anthropic, PBC	Level III	1	1	$274,414
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Aurora Solar, Inc	Level IV	1	1	$356,200
Autodesk, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Baker Botts LLP	Level I	1	1	$310,000
Buty & Curliano LLP	Level I	1	1	$130,000
Canva US, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$240,000
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Coefficient Giving LLC	Level II	1	1	$218,000
Conrad, Metlitzky & Kane LLP	Level II	1	1	$210,000
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP	Level II	1	1	$199,680
Cooley LLP	Level II	1	1	$420,000
Cooley LLP	Level III	1	1	$365,000
Cooley LLP	Level IV	1	1	$440,000
Covington & Burling LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
CS Power Systems Inc.	Level II	1	1	$240,000
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	Level III	1	1	$365,000
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP	Level II	1	1	$315,000
de la Pena and Holiday LLP	Level I	1	1	$135,000
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Desmarais LLP	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Earthjustice	Level II	1	1	$206,400
Farella Braun and Martel LLP	Level II	1	1	$237,500
Fastly, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Fenwick & West, LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Fish & Richardson P.C.	Level I	1	1	$155,000
Garuda Labs, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Level I	1	1	$365,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Level III	1	1	$275,000
Goodwin Procter LLP	Level II	1	1	$235,000
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI LLP	Level I	1	1	$123,094
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Hayes Scott Bonino Ellingson Guslani LLP	Level I	1	1	$135,000
Headline Services US, LLC	Level III	1	1	$300,000
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP	Level II	1	1	$235,000
Inventus Law PC	Level I	1	1	$123,094
Jahangiri Law Group, A Professional Corporation	Level I	1	1	$125,000
JKZ LLP	Level I	1	1	$123,094
JKZ LLP	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP	Level II	1	1	$315,000
Kern Segal & Murray, A Law Corporation	Level I	1	1	$198,765
Kern Segal & Murray, A Law Corporation	Level II	1	1	$198,765
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	Level III	1	3	$420,000
Lambda, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$274,414
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level III	1	1	$420,000
Markups.ai Inc.	Level II	1	1	$199,000
Morrison & Foerster LLP	Level II	1	1	$200,000
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP	Level II	1	1	$310,000
NetEase Information Technology Corporation	Level I	1	1	$173,000
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP	Level III	1	1	$300,000
Ojai Tax Law LLP	Level II	1	1	$230,000
ONGARO PC	Level I	1	1	$160,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	Level I	1	1	$347,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	Level II	1	1	$250,000
Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP	Level I	1	1	$130,000
Pineapple Technology Inc.	Level II	1	1	$200,000
Prince of Peace Enterprises, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$199,680
Ropes & Gray LLP	Level III	1	1	$365,000
Sanker IP, A Professional Corporation	Level I	1	1	$123,094
Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP	Level II	1	1	$235,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Sierra Technologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$250,000
Skyline Interactive Inc.	Level I	1	1	$156,000
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP formerly Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$227,800
Van De Poel & Levy LLP	Level I	1	1	$148,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Level III	1	1	$420,000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Level IV	1	1	$435,000
Westrock Engineering	Level I	1	1	$125,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	Level I	1	1	$181,125
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	Level III	1	1	$365,000
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC	Level IV	1	1	$420,000
WITHERS BERGMAN LLP	Level III	1	1	$310,000
Morrison & Foerster LLP	Level II	2	2	$190,000
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	Level II	2	2	$225,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.