Senior Law Clerk salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$76,800
Middle 50%$72.5k–$77k
vs. all levels here+10%comparison median $70,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,488 and $83,392.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,488
25th$72,500
50th (median)$76,800
75th$77,000
90th$82,164

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior Law Clerk salary of $76,800 is worth about $67,600 at national average prices.

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

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.