Mid-level Law Clerk salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, San Gabriel, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Santa Ana.

Also listed as: Judicial Law Clerk

Median salary$69,588
Middle 50%$62.4k–$72.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $70,000
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,174 and $107,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,174
25th$62,400
50th (median)$69,588
75th$72,600
90th$85,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $66,560 (11 filings) FY2021: median $66,560 (12 filings) FY2022: median $68,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $66,560 (13 filings) FY2024: median $63,960 (10 filings) FY2025: median $62,400 (19 filings) FY2026: median $70,720 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,560$64,854$66,56011
FY2021$66,560$66,394$68,09412
FY2022$68,000$67,912$70,32015
FY2023$66,560$66,560$66,56013
FY2024$63,960$61,652$66,56010
FY2025$62,400$60,174$68,95219
FY2026$70,720$69,640$72,80019

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Law Clerk salary of $69,588 is worth about $61,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Law offices of Melanie M Yangtoo few3
Law Offices Of Taihe Wangtoo few2
Law Offices of Todd B Beckertoo few2
Lu Law Group, A.P.C.too few2
Mino Law Group, A Professionaltoo few2
Zuber Lawlertoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $63,960 42
Mid-level · Level II $69,588 38
Senior · Level III $76,800 17
Expert · Level IV $90,000 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$47,840$63,96042
Mid-level · Level II$69,576$69,58838
Senior · Level III$72,488$76,80017
Expert · Level IV$83,429$90,00016

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.