General Attorney - Federal Salaries of 2008
Pay Rates for "General Attorney"
How much does a General Attorney in the federal government get paid? $125,942.77* *Based on the 2008 average.General Attorney was the 9th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2008, with 28,031 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.
In 2008, 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 $130,533.
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.
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
General Attorney Pay Distribution
The average pay for a General Attorney is $125,942.77. The highest paid General Attorney made $265,559 in 2008.
Common General Attorney Payscales
Payscale | Number of General Attorney Employees |
---|---|
GS - General Schedule | 17,759 |
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E | 5,664 |
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez | 1,394 |
ES - Senior Executive Service | 803 |
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns | 504 |
IJ - Immigration Judge Schedule | 225 |
CG - Corporate Graded | 219 |
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec | 173 |
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos | 160 |
SL - Senior Level Positions | 140 |
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only | 128 |
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan | 120 |
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule | 77 |
SO - Sec Emp Formerly Under Es Pay Plan | 75 |
FG - Similar To The General Schedule | 64 |
AL - Administrative Law Judges | 58 |
AA - Administrative Appeals Judges | 57 |
TG - Ofc Of Thrift Supervision Salary Schedul | 44 |
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev | 44 |
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos | 36 |
EX - Executive Pay | 33 |
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin | 28 |
FP - Foreign Service Personnel | 27 |
CU - Credit Union Employees | 20 |
CA - Board Of Contract Appeals | 16 |
FO - Foreign Service Officers | 14 |
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial | 13 |
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only | 13 |
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation | 13 |
AJ - Administrative Judges | 11 |
EI - Advisory Committee Member (other) | 10 |
OF - Ofc Of Fed Housing Enterprise Oversight | 10 |
SN - Senior Level System | 9 |
SW - Transportation Security Admin Executives | 8 |
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation | 7 |
EV - Faa Executive Compensation Plan | 7 |
PG - Printing Office Grades | 7 |
EG - Consultant (other) | 5 |
OE - Exec Of Ofc Fed Housg Enterpri Oversight | 5 |
FE - Senior Foreign Service | 4 |
SS - Senior Staff Positions | 4 |
TM - Federal Housing Finance Board Merit Pay | 4 |
TF - Federal Housing Finance Board Executive | 4 |
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109) | 4 |
GE - Gpo Emp Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl | 2 |
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions | 2 |
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109) | 2 |
EJ - Dept Of Energy Org Act Excepted Service | 2 |
FJ - Officials On Noncareer Appointments | 1 |
FM - Former Pmrs Employees | 1 |
CX - Senior Expert Positions In The Fdic | 1 |
Category: | N/A |
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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The series code of this occupation is 0905
.