Baker Botts
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 15 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Legal Services
- Main U.S. filing address: Houston, TX
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Percentiles from Baker Botts's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Baker Botts hires for
Bar: share of Baker Botts's filings. Figure: median base salary.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 9 |
| Mid-level · Level II | too few | 5 |
| Senior · Level III | – | 0 |
| Expert · Level IV | too few | 1 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $198,000 |
| 25th | $225,000 |
| 50th (median) | $310,000 |
| 75th | $377,500 |
| 90th | $408,000 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.
About Baker Botts
Baker Botts's filings list its industry as Legal Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5411). Its main U.S. filing address is in Houston, TX and its filings in the data run from FY2023 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Lawyer and Electrical Engineer and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Houston, TX and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).
Questions
Does Baker Botts sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Baker Botts filed 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.
How much does Baker Botts pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Baker Botts's H-1B filings is $310,000; half of filings fall between $225,000 and $377,500. Bonus and stock are not included.