Lawyers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Employers filed 126 applications covering 136 positions for this role here, at a median of $225,000 a year. 86 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 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	$123,157
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$171,038
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$218,920
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$266,802

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Covington & Burling LLP	Level II	4	4	$392,500
Covington & Burling LLP	Level III	3	3	$225,000
Torrez Law Group	Level I	3	3	$123,157
Alexander Zhong Law Firm, LLC	Level I	2	2	$124,800
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
CommLaw Group, PLLC	Level I	2	2	$123,579
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
Fish & Richardson P.C.	Level II	2	2	$171,038
Foley Hoag LLP	Level II	2	2	$175,000
Holland & Knight LLP	Level II	2	2	$275,725
Jones Day	Level II	2	2	$171,038
Jones Day	Level III	2	2	$218,920
K&L Gates LLP	Level I	2	2	$200,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level II	2	2	$235,000
Mayer Brown LLP	Level III	2	2	$260,000
Mayer Brown LLP	Level IV	2	2	$435,000
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	Level II	2	2	$365,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	Level II	2	2	$225,000
Somireddy Law Group PLLC	Level I	2	2	$124,020
Venable LLP	Level IV	2	2	$350,000
White & Case LLP	Level I	2	2	$225,000
Williams & Connolly LLP	Level II	2	2	$450,000
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP	Level II	2	2	$225,000
15Five, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$190,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Level II	1	1	$312,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Level III	1	1	$420,000
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP	Level I	1	1	$220,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	Level I	1	10	$137,200
Amazon.com Services LLC	Level II	1	1	$172,000
Baker Botts LLP	Level I	1	1	$420,000
BALLARD SPAHR LP	Level IV	1	1	$270,000
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Campbell Casto Clark, P.C.	Level I	1	1	$124,000
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Clark Hill PLC	Level I	1	1	$130,000
Cooley LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Cooley LLP	Level II	1	1	$312,000
Covington & Burling LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Crowell & Moring LLP	Level III	1	1	$218,920
CURTIS MALLET PREVOST COLT & MOSLE LLP	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP	Level IV	1	1	$575,000
DLA Piper LLP (US)	Level II	1	1	$275,000
Fay Law Group PLLC	Level II	1	1	$171,600
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	Level III	1	1	$225,000
Fish & Richardson P.C.	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Foley Hoag LLP	Level I	1	1	$175,000
Foley Hoag LLP	Level IV	1	1	$360,000
Freshfields US LLP	Level IV	1	1	$390,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Level III	1	1	$225,000
HARMONIA HOLDINGS LLC	Level III	1	1	$218,920
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Level II	1	1	$310,000
Holland & Knight LLP	Level III	1	1	$275,725
Immigrants First, PLLC.	Level III	1	1	$220,000
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.	Level III	1	1	$218,920
KPMG LLP	Level I	1	1	$123,157
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level I	1	2	$225,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	Level III	1	1	$420,000
Montagu Partners LLC	Level III	1	1	$228,800
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP	Level II	1	1	$215,000
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP	Level II	1	1	$185,000
NOVICK, KIM & LEE PLLC	Level II	1	1	$211,400
NOVIK KIM & LEE PLLC	Level II	1	1	$211,400
Orsted North America Inc.	Level II	1	1	$210,000
Paul Hastings LLP	Level I	1	1	$225,000
POSTOL LAW FIRM PC	Level II	1	1	$171,038
PV IP PC	Level II	1	1	$171,038
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan	Level I	1	1	$225,000
Shen Law PLLC	Level III	1	1	$218,920
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP	Level II	1	1	$310,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	Level III	1	1	$225,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP	Level III	1	1	$310,000
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP	Level IV	1	1	$274,248
Steptoe LLP	Level IV	1	1	$450,000
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP	Level I	1	1	$215,000
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP	Level II	1	1	$225,000
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP	Level II	1	1	$215,000
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP	Level III	1	1	$295,000
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP	Level II	1	1	$235,000
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	Level IV	1	1	$280,000
VCL Law LLP	Level II	1	1	$171,038
Vedder Price P.C.	Level III	1	1	$290,000
Vedder Price P.C.	Level IV	1	1	$270,000
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Level II	1	1	$310,000
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	Level III	1	1	$310,000
Linklaters LLP	Level IV	1	1	$390,000
Three Crowns (US) LLP	Level III	1	1	$340,000
White & Case LLP	Level IV	1	1	$365,000
Shearman & Sterling LLP	Level III	1	1	$250,000
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC	Level I	1	1	$142,500
White & Case LLP	Level IV	1	1	$390,000
Goel and Anderson, LLC	not stated	1	1	$133,000
Public Citizen	not stated	1	1	$125,565

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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.