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General Attorney - Federal Salaries of 2021

Pay Rates for "General Attorney"

How much does a General Attorney in the federal government get paid? $150,294.83* *Based on the 2021 average.
38,007 EMPLOYEES
$4.59B TOTAL SALARY
GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

General Attorney was the 8th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2021, with 38,007 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2021, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys hired the most employees titled General Attorney, with an average salary of $146,751.

Government General Attorney jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.

Job Description

This occupation includes professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and/or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretive and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing status or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress and opinions or decisions of a court, commission, or board; and drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials. Included also are positions, not covered by the Administrative Procedure Act, involved in hearing cases arising under contracts or under the regulations have the effect of law, and rendering decisions or making recommendations for disposition of such cases. The work of this occupation requires admission to the bar.

Agencies that have hired a General Attorney

Agency Employees Hired Average Salary
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys 6,363 $146,751.21
Offices, Boards and Divisions 3,786 $163,410.24
Social Security Administration 3,579 $113,077.17
Securities and Exchange Commission 1,916 $218,383.25
Internal Revenue Service 1,706 $148,013.32
Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1,367 $142,521.29
Small Business Administration 1,186 $81,080.26
Executive Office for Immigration Review 1,100 $151,707.21
Patent and Trademark Office 1,004 $145,254.40
Environmental Protection Agency 997 $154,789.59
Board of Veterans Appeals 971 $126,247.17
Federal Trade Commission 630 $162,944.85
National Labor Relations Board 570 $148,621.18
Federal Communications Commission 561 $165,673.20
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs) 544 $137,111.36
Office Secretary Health and Human Services 529 $148,445.28
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor) 487 $153,948.58
Customs and Border Protection 460 $139,423.90
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 458 $143,247.06
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior) 441 $142,189.50
Office for Civil Rights 405 $129,625.83
U.S. Trustee Program 386 $157,356.55
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals 339 $94,568.44
Department of Energy 329 $146,738.85
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 323 $223,448.58
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 321 $191,394.76
Department of State 316 $163,614.06
Citizenship and Immigration Services 296 $163,543.08
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 278 $157,360.04
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 266 $226,356.14
Federal Bureau of Investigation 242 $160,344.05
Federal Emergency Management Agency 224 $139,408.63
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce) 214 $148,825.24
Federal Aviation Administration 211 $155,281.82
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System 195 $149,830.63
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture) 192 $141,583.95
Transportation Security Administration 163 $169,381.92
Office of Comptroller of Currency 160 $211,617.40
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 158 $147,887.56
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters 144 $156,899.78
Office of General Counsel (General Services Administration) 144 $144,855.81
Food and Drug Administration 137 $154,381.21
Departmental Offices 134 $171,235.72
Office of Secretary of Labor 125 $119,652.94
U.S. Agency for International Development 123 $162,836.28
Drug Enforcement Administration 121 $163,462.87
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 120 $160,697.52
Merit Systems Protection Board 115 $159,874.66
U.S. Coast Guard 114 $144,848.18
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 105 $152,122.69
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 104 $159,106.26
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education) 104 $147,261.74
U.S. International Trade Commission 98 $159,097.79
Office of Special Counsel 97 $138,273.04
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives 93 $162,241.76
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services) 89 $160,128.00
Office of Secretary of Transportation 82 $154,334.76
Federal Election Commission 73 $160,473.45
Federal Labor Relations Authority 67 $139,990.31
Office of the Secretary of the Interior 57 $163,155.66
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 54 $157,397.70
Veterans Health Administration 52 $140,992.15
48 $169,451.19
Federal Highway Administration 48 $152,515.77
Consumer Product Safety Commission 47 $145,967.36
Federal Student Aid 44 $94,722.86
Federal Railroad Administration 43 $154,860.02
Headquarters, Nasa 42 $168,231.12
National Credit Union Administration 42 $1,297.92
Federal Housing Finance Agency 42 $183,719.32
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 42 $154,005.60
National Protection and Programs Directorate 41 $159,934.59
Office of Justice Programs 36 $166,681.58
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice) 36 $177,365.78
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 36 $172,848.86
Export-Import Bank of the United States 34 $165,075.94
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs) 34 $163,466.35
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 33 $124,394.58
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest 32 $145,028.63
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 32 $146,064.44
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 32 $143,847.38
Office of Personnel Management 31 $161,120.39
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean 31 $136,960.19
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security) 29 $160,115.66
U.S. Marshals Service 28 $168,059.79
U.S. Secret Service 28 $154,279.59
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 28 $164,764.32
National Science Foundation 28 $176,778.89
Federal Maritime Commission 27 $154,197.11
Maritime Administration 27 $149,244.67
Federal Transit Administration 26 $145,517.27
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest 25 $144,208.32
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii 25 $158,120.16
Office of Government Ethics 23 $150,325.09
U.S. Tax Court 23 $158,587.48
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency) 22 $196,552.47
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust) 22 $148,075.45
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission 21 $142,690.71
Bureau of the Fiscal Service 20 $147,759.65
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs) 20 $149,155.10
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic 20 $148,080.95
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior) 20 $165,331.35
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey 19 $152,795.05
Railroad Retirement Board 18 $162,085.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 18 $133,944.78
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 18 $157,796.90
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 17 $133,066.24
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 16 $161,669.94
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains 16 $144,208.06
Millennium Challenge Corporation 16 $169,747.50
Farm Credit Administration 16 $154,443.56
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 15 $151,061.93
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England 15 $144,207.33
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains 15 $136,601.87
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 15 $151,838.07
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals 15 $175,917.20
John F. Kennedy Space Center 14 $129,754.71
National Archives and Records Administration 14 $154,449.64
National Appeals Division 14 $145,572.64
Office of Management and Budget 14 $165,858.71
Economic Development Administration 14 $142,665.29
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 13 $149,049.00
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 13 $150,906.15
Office of the Director 13 $147,265.92
Corporation for National and Community Service 12 $149,526.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture) 12 $143,717.25
Goddard Space Flight Center 12 $166,553.08
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation) 11 $158,642.36
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program 11 $169,222.36
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration 11 $174,398.82
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 10 $163,751.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska 10 $153,678.70
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center 10 $146,973.50
Peace Corps 10 $173,824.30
National Gallery of Art 10 $158,264.00
National Transportation Safety Board 10 $158,941.70
Office of Administration 9 $151,658.44
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration) 9 $171,436.33
Government Printing Office 9 $158,686.89
Ames Research Center 9 $159,479.89
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9 $161,915.22
Administrative Conference of the United States 8 $132,705.38
International Trade Administration 8 $167,392.88
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce) 8 $162,574.13
U.S. Mint 8 $169,472.63
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 8 $135,524.00
Langley Research Center 8 $142,288.63
Broadcasting Board of Governors 7 $161,654.57
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 7 $159,094.57
National Mediation Board 7 $155,614.29
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor) 7 $160,364.00
National Endowment for the Arts 5 $153,566.60
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 5 $163,539.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education) 5 $162,142.40
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs 4 $164,062.25
Trade and Development Agency 4 $154,181.00
Presidio Trust 4 $192,684.00
Election Assistance Commission 4 $137,637.50
John C. Stennis Space Center 4 $135,488.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury) 4 $163,958.75
Office of the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Department 4 $152,620.00
National Council on Disability 4 $144,211.50
National Institutes of Health 4 $52,175.00
National Endowment for the Humanities 4 $146,669.50
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board 4 $163,521.00
Institute of Museum and Library Services 3 $175,417.67
Commission on Civil Rights 3 $139,886.33
Council on Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Quality 3 $132,768.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board 3 $142,103.67
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 3 $145,729.00
Dryden Flight Research Center 3 $156,474.33
Office of National Drug Control Policy 3 $154,334.67
Office of Inspector General (Committee for Purchase from People Blind or Severely Disabled) 3 $134,647.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 3 $166,912.33
International-American Foundation 3 $125,703.33
Community Relations Service 2 $173,048.50
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 2 $159,767.00
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation 2 $284,568.50
Pretrial Services Agency 2 $157,261.50
African Development Foundation 2 $142,323.00
2 $172,824.00
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico 2 $137,908.00
Office of the Committee for Purchase from People Blind 2 $135,967.00
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 2 $165,893.00
Selective Service System 2 $151,182.00
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 2 $128,524.00
National Capital Planning Commission 1 $172,500.00
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 1 $162,233.00
Office of Science and Technology Policy 1 $178,000.00
Denali Commission 1 $171,880.00
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 1 $172,500.00
Public Buildings Service 1 $172,500.00
Office of Civil Rights (General Services Administration) 1 $147,034.00
Office of Governmentwide Policy 1 $172,500.00
Marine Mammal Commission 1 $172,500.00
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission 1 $145,000.00
International Joint Commission: U.S. & Canada 1 $172,500.00
Administration for Children and Families 1 $145,248.00
American Battle Monuments Commission 1 $175,500.00
Agricultural Marketing Service 1 $114,758.00
Arctic Research Commission 1 $172,500.00

General Attorney Pay Distribution

The average pay for a General Attorney is $150,294.83. The highest paid General Attorney made $296,339 in 2021.

Common General Attorney Payscales

Payscale Number of General Attorney Employees
GS - General Schedule 25,583
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified 6,504
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay 1,809
ES - Senior Executive Service 930
IJ - Immigration Judge Schedule 597
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only) 321
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs 266
CG - Corporate Graded 247
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan 205
SL - Senior Level Positions 202
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only 160
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives 154
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions 131
AL - Administrative Law Judges 107
SO - Executive Positions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under The Es Pay Pla 104
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule 98
AA - Administrative Appeals Judges 56
FP - Foreign Service Personnel 54
GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions 49
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 48
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only 44
CU - Credit Union Employees 34
EX - Executive Pay 33
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path 32
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only 30
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only 26
FO - Foreign Service Officers 25
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial 18
LL - Executives At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 16
MC - Employees Of The Millennium Challenge Corporation Appointed Under Public Law 108-199 Only. 15
CA - Board Of Contract Appeals 12
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section 10
SW - Transportation Security Administration Executives 9
SS - Senior Staff Positions 8
PG - Printing Office Grades 8
ZA - Administrative 7
SN - Senior Level System 6
EV - Federal Aviation Administration Executive Compensation Plan 6
AJ - Administrative Judges 6
CX - Senior Expert Positions In The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 6
EI - Advisory Committee Member (other) 5
IM - Employees Holding Incident Management Positions And Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) 5
EJ - The Department Of Energy Organization Act Excepted Service 4
OR - Employees Of The Office Of Financial Research (ofr) Within The Department Of The Treasury 4
IG - Inspectors General Whose Rate Of Basic Pay Is Set At Level Iii Of The Executive Schedule Plus 3 Percent 3
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82 2
FE - Senior Foreign Service 2
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109) 1
EN - National Nuclear Security Administration Excepted Service Only 1
ER - Scientific, Engineering & Professonal Pers Of The Adv Research Proj Agcy-en 1
EG - Consultant (other) 1
EH - Advisory Committee Member (5 U.s.c. 3109) 1
GE - U.s. Government Printing Office Employees Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl (senior Level Positions) 1

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Occupation Family: 0900 LEGAL AND KINDRED GROUP

Average General Attorney Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a General Attorney was $111,132. Since then, the average pay has increased to $150,295 in 2021.


Data Sources

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