Mid-level Law Clerk salary in Washington, DC

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ashburn, Frederick, Mclean, Fairfax, Alexandria.

Also listed as: Judicial Law Clerk

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$63.2k–$100k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $68,100
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,140 and $223,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,170
25th$63,170
50th (median)$65,000
75th$100,000
90th$192,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2021: median $55,500 (16 filings) FY2023: median $54,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $61,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $64,480 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 16
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–––7
FY2021$55,500$51,200$71,05416
FY2022–––7
FY2023$54,000$53,394$65,00013
FY2024$61,000$58,056$150,79310
FY2025$64,480$63,170$80,00011
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Washington's median mid-level Law Clerk salary of $65,000 is worth about $59,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Judicial Law Clerks in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $70,110 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,000, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Somireddy Law Group PLLCtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $57,179 15
Mid-level · Level II $65,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $104,000 11

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$55,266$57,17915
Mid-level · Level II$63,170$65,00013
Expert · Level IV$72,966$104,00011

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.