DOL Verified Employer

Cooley LLP - Lawyers

Government-verified salary data from 179 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$186,774
42 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 81.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$186,774
Certified filings
DOL Filings
42
Certified: 146
Unique Job Titles
11
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
81.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 42 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$79,123$158,746$186,774$212,000$250,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+6.6%

Cooley LLP pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

11 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
23-1011.00 93 $250,000 N/A
$215,000$215,000$250,000$295,000$295,000
Lawyers 42 $186,774 +23.6%
$158,746$158,746$186,774$212,000$212,000
Technical Writers 16 $98,946 +7.9%
$95,000$95,000$98,946$100,000$100,000
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 10 $75,000 +22.9%
$73,840$73,840$75,000$95,000$95,000
23-2011.00 5 $180,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3042.00 5 $135,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$135,000$140,000$140,000
15-1121 3 $127,837 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Judicial Law Clerks 2 $132,510 +119.4%
$105,019$105,019$132,510$160,000$160,000
15-2031.00 1 $120,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2011.00 1 $140,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
23-1022.00 1 $165,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Lawyers at Cooley LLP

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2023 $385,000 $136,032 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Apr 2022 $250,000 $155,522 - San Francisco CA Other Certified PERM
Nov 2021 $280,000 $122,574 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2021 $280,000 $98,862 - San Francisco CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2021 $280,000 $128,606 - New York NE Other Certified-Expired PERM
May 2021 $230,000 $80,558 - Boston MA Other Certified PERM
Jun 2019 $242,008 $242,008 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $179,462 $179,462 - New York NE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $198,099 $198,099 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $189,654 $189,654 - San Francisco CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $200,000 $198,099 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2019 $200,000 $110,302 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2019 $250,000 $242,008 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $189,654 $189,654 - San Francisco CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $189,654 $189,654 - San Francisco CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $170,685 $170,685 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $81,931 $81,931 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $153,774 $153,774 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $225,000 $173,805 - Washington, DC DC Other Certified PERM
Oct 2017 $183,893 $183,893 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $160,000 $158,746 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $158,746 $158,746 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $79,123 $79,123 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $200,803 $200,803 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $204,027 $204,027 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $212,430 $212,430 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2016 $158,746 $158,746 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $140,000 $136,531 - San Francisco CA Other Certified PERM
Mar 2016 $156,624 $156,624 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $125,000 $124,072 - New York NY Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2015 $95,000 $69,035 - Boston MA Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2015 $185,000 $105,248 - Palo Alto CA Other Certified-Expired PERM
Apr 2014 $176,000 $175,136 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2014 $200,000 $175,136 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2013 $212,000 $210,912 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $170,000 $165,443 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $150,000 $147,638 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $170,000 $135,221 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $230,000 $188,594 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.