Immigration Attorney total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity
Base pay is only part of the story. A Immigration Attorney's total compensation runs about $160K (range $144K–$175K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included — base is roughly 66% of that.
Where the money comes from
Total (mid): $160K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance — treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.
Common questions
What is a Immigration Attorney's total compensation?
A Immigration Attorney's total comp is roughly $160K at the mid estimate (range $144K–$175K): base $105K plus a 10–40% bonus, ~5% equity, and ~22% benefits.
How much of Immigration Attorney pay is base vs bonus and equity?
Base is about 66% of total comp for a Immigration Attorney. The rest comes from bonus ($26K mid), equity/RSUs (~$5K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$23K).
Do Immigration Attorneys get stock or RSUs?
Typically yes in this field — around 5% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).
Bonus/equity/benefits modelled from category norms (Levels.fyi, Robert Half, employer benefit-cost data); estimates, not an offer.