Lawyers salary in CA

281 certified-data filings in CA · national median $205,000

$81,474

Min

$130,000

25th

$190,000

Median

$255,000

75th

$310,000

90th

The median in CA is -7% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →

Same role, other states

NY $250,000 DC $220,459 TX $150,238 FL $108,389 IL $180,000 WA $147,680 MA $146,141 GA $118,077 NJ $156,907 PA $102,000 MI $120,000 VA $147,035 NC $110,000 OH $150,000 MD $123,157 UT $110,094 CO $130,000

Recent certified cases

CaseEmployerCityWageDecision
G-100-24327-493976 Fenwick & West LLP San Francisco $225,000 Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24327-495799 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Los Angeles $365,000 Mar 30, 2026
G-100-24319-475794 Cooley LLP San Francisco $435,000 Mar 26, 2026
G-100-24151-053771 Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP Irvine $195,000 Mar 24, 2026
G-100-25148-026322 Hogan Lovells US LLP San Francisco $390,000 Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24295-419256 Law Office of Xiaomin Hu, P.C. Irvine $108,014 Mar 10, 2026
G-100-24295-419269 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Palo Alto $435,000 Mar 7, 2026
G-100-24303-438522 MASON HAYES & CURRAN (USA) INC. SAN FRANCISCO $277,240 Mar 5, 2026
G-100-24290-410100 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP San Francisco $420,000 Mar 3, 2026
G-100-24298-429889 Fish & Richardson P.C. San Diego $139,360 Feb 26, 2026
G-100-24281-390982 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Palo Alto $310,000 Feb 24, 2026
G-100-24286-403080 DEMIDCHIK LAW FIRM, P.C. Newport Beach $151,237 Feb 17, 2026
G-200-24261-341741 Tianyu Law Group, Inc. El Monte $219,211 Feb 11, 2026
G-100-24265-355051 LAW FIRM OF KIM & MIN, P.C. IRVINE $108,014 Feb 4, 2026
G-100-24247-311759 Clyde & Co US,LLP Irvine $170,000 Jan 26, 2026
G-100-26023-585742 Constangy, Brooks, Smith, & Prophete, LLP San Francisco $130,000 Jan 26, 2026
G-100-24229-273329 Miniso Depot CA, Inc. West Covina $151,237 Jan 13, 2026
G-100-24225-262370 Magic Law Group Inc. Woodland Hills $108,014 Jan 13, 2026
G-100-24225-262124 NBCUniversal Media, LLC Universal City $159,650 Jan 8, 2026
G-100-24212-231795 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC Los Angeles $390,000 Jan 6, 2026
G-100-25272-340067 Covington & Burling LLP San Francisco $390,000 Dec 24, 2025
G-100-24243-307765 Cooley LLP Santa Monica $365,000 Dec 18, 2025
G-100-24215-242372 Andrade Gonzalez LLP Los Angeles $152,000 Dec 17, 2025
G-100-24214-237671 Service and Connection Company Philo $106,974 Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24211-228050 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. Burbank $237,661 Dec 15, 2025

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.