Occupation

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

SOC 43-6012Standard Occupational Classification

Employers filed 43 certified H-1B applications for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6012) roles, requesting 44 workers. The average offered wage is $44,714/yr, 20% below the BLS national median ($55,570/yr). (2025, SOC 43-6012) The largest filers are WONG, Wong & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Mahaffey LAW GROUP, PLC and Daniel R Miller Esq.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) · Bulk disclosure files downloaded quarterly from DOL · Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Methodology

What the records contain / DOL LCA disclosures

43Certified filings43 LCA records44Workers requestedRequests on filings, not confirmed hires47Employers filing47 distinct · see ranking

What XH1B calculates / Wage comparisons

$44.7KAvg offered wageMean of offers · annual$55.6KBLS medianOES national median · U.S. · 2025 · SOC 43-6012-20%Offered vs BLS benchmarkBelow the benchmark
+7% Offered vs prevailingThe attested floor, employer-reported34 Annualized offers in the distributionOther wage units sit outside it
How to read these figures

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation, latest available year. An average set against a median: a few very high offers pull the average up.

A certified filing is an approved application, not a confirmed hire. These comparisons are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Signed gaps: a negative % sits below the benchmark; a positive % sits above.

Wage evidence

What filings for this occupation offer against the BLS benchmark.

Offered wage vs BLS median by year

Median offered wage moved from $60,000 in 2010 to $58,345 in 2025. The dashed line is the BLS national median for the occupation.

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median wageBLS median

Offered-wage distribution

035810$32K$35K$37K$40K$43K$45K$48K$51K$53K$56K$59K$61Kannual wagefilings

Offered-wage percentiles (n=34)

$30,471$39,327$48,183$57,039$65,895$35,000annual wage
Individual filings on the wage axis· 6 sampled since 2023

Each dot is one recent H-1B filing for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, positioned by offered wage and colored by outcome: gold certified, red denied, gray withdrawn. Hover a dot for the filing detail. This is a stable sample, not the full population; the tables above cover every annualized filing.

$50,000$53,875$57,750$61,625$65,500annual wage
Context & calculation noteswage definitions and benchmark scope

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation (U.S.), latest available year. The average is set against a median, so a few very high offers pull the average up.

The distribution and percentiles cover annualized offers only; filings with hourly or other wage units sit outside them.

A certified filing is an approved labor condition application, not a confirmed hire. The comparisons on this page are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Employers & filings

Who files, and the certified records behind every figure on this page. Filing wage badges use the latest national BLS median. Their detail shows the benchmark code and year. A mapped comparator can use a different occupation from the direct-code profile benchmark above. It is a screening comparison, not a claim that the occupations are identical.

Top employers (47)

EmployerFilings
1

WONG, Wong & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

$34.4K avg-38% BLS

7
2

Mahaffey LAW GROUP, PLC

$52K avg-6% BLS

4
3

Daniel R Miller Esq

$33.1K avg-40% BLS

4
4

CHUGH, LLP ⚠ Dep

$59.1K avg+6% BLS

4
5

Siegfried & Jensen

$0 avg-100% BLS

3
6

LAW Offices of WONG, Wong & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

$35K avg-37% BLS

3
7

ST. CHRISTOPHER'S, Inc.

$62.4K avg+12% BLS

3
8

Wall Street Innovation Center Inc.

$39.3K avg-29% BLS

2

LCA filings (43)

Title · Worksite
Open LCA I-200-25164-089355

Immigrants First Pllc.(2 positions requested)

Legal Practice Assistant · Manassas 20110 · 2025-06-23

Certified$51,189
Open LCA I-200-25108-878893

CHUGH, LLP(1 position requested)

Legal Practice Coordinator/analyst · SANTA CLARA 95054 · 2025-04-25

Certified$57,866
Open LCA I-200-25102-858573

CHUGH, LLP(1 position requested)

Legal Practice Compliance Analyst · SANTA CLARA 95054 · 2025-04-18

Certified$65,500
Open LCA I-200-25078-788776

Joe Frick Law PLLC(1 position requested)

Legal Operations Assistant · Boise 83702 · 2025-03-26

Certified$36,348
Open LCA I-200-24172-131321

Utopia Foods Inc.(1 position requested)

Legal Secretary · Glendale 11385 · 2024-06-26

Certified$65,000
Open LCA I-200-24143-022799

Alabbassi, Dalya attorney at law(1 position requested)

Legal administrative / secretary · HOUSTON 77063 · 2024-05-30

Certified$38,750
Open LCA I-200-24103-881995

Dalya Alabbassi Attorney AT LAW(1 position requested)

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Houston 77063 · 2024-04-19

Certified$38,760
Open LCA I-200-24103-883458

Dalya Alabbassi(1 position requested)

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · HOUSTON 77063 · 2024-04-19

Certified$38,760

A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.

Geography

Where filings for this occupation concentrate.

State filing trends (13)

One line per state plus PR, 2015 to 2025. Hover a line or a state to single it out. The list picks which states render; a state name links to its page. The latest year may be a partial period.

States · 13/13 shown
0000.10.10.10.10.1201520172019202120232025filings / 100k residents

Per 100k residents divides a state's filings by the U.S. Census Bureau population estimate for that state and year (annual July estimates). Years after the latest published estimate carry that estimate forward.

FAQ

Questions about the data & methods

What is SOC code 43-6012?

43-6012 is the federal Standard Occupational Classification code for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. The government assigns every H-1B filing one of these codes, so filings can be studied by occupation.

How many H-1B filings are there for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

43 H-1B labor condition applications name this occupation, requesting 44 workers, per Department of Labor disclosure records.

How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants H-1B workers get paid?

The average wage offered on H-1B filings for this occupation is $44,714 per year. That is 20% below the BLS national median for the occupation ($55,570).

Which companies hire the most Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants workers on H-1B visas?

The largest filers on this page include WONG, Wong & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Mahaffey LAW GROUP, PLC and Daniel R Miller Esq. The employer table ranks every employer in this occupation by filings and wage impact.

SOC code 43-6012 data sourced from DOL LCA disclosures and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics. About our sources →

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  3. [3] Guidance · BLS. Standard Occupational Classification. Classification Principles 1–2 and Coding Guideline 2; job duties, not job titlesChecked 2026-10-08.
  4. [4] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsThese are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.