U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Consumer Product Safety Commission / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

53 employees hold this title in Consumer Product Safety Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $181,216, above the department median of $148,689.

Employees: 53
Total payroll: $8.7M
Role median: $181,216
Agency median: $148,689
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$82,764$197,991+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 53 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

General Attorney pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Consumer Product Safety Commission pays a median base salary of $181,216 for this role, 13% above that figure — about the 59th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Consumer Product Safety Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Consumer Product Safety Commission median · $181,216

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Consumer Product Safety Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Consumer Product Safety Commission is $181,216, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

General Attorney is held in 98 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Consumer Product Safety Commission, the median of $181,216 ranks #41 of 98.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation

$322,736 · 2

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$252,927 · 273

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$251,693 · 354

Securities and Exchange Commission

$233,730 · 2,163

Federal Reserve System

$216,602 · 375

National Science Foundation

$203,415 · 32

Presidio Trust

$200,888 · 4

Federal Permitting Improvement Steer

$197,900 · 3

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$191,900 · 5

Denali Commission

$191,900 · 1

Department of Treasury

$191,900 · 392

Dfc

$191,900 · 78

Median total compensation for the General Attorney role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

General Attorney beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $178,914 ranks #1 of 2. See General Attorney across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$124,825 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable General Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joseph Kessler

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Kessler holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,395. Their pay grade is 14.

Elizabeth Jones

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elizabeth Jones is a General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $139,395. They are classified at grade 14.

Russell Bruch

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Russell Bruch works as a General Attorney for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. Russell earned $139,395 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Caitlin O'Donnell

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Caitlin O'Donnell works as a General Attorney for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. Caitlin earned $139,395 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Shmuel Frankel

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$125,827

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $125,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,827
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,827
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Shmuel Frankel holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,827. Their pay grade is 13.

Serena Anand

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$121,894

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $121,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,894
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $121,894
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Serena Anand holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $121,894. Their pay grade is 13.

Brian Cunningham

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$121,894

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $121,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,894
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $121,894
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brian Cunningham works as a General Attorney for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. Brian earned $121,894 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Charlotte Alton

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$99,200

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $99,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,200
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $99,200
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,441
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Charlotte Alton is a General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $99,200. They are classified at grade 12.

Ryon Dixon

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$99,200

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $99,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,200
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $99,200
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,441
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Consumer Product Safety Commission, Ryon Dixon serves as a General Attorney based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $99,200. They are classified at grade 12.

Amanda Civins

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amanda Civins holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,764. Their pay grade is 11.

David Kaplovitz

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Kaplovitz holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,764. Their pay grade is 11.

Pamela Keller

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Pamela Keller is a General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $82,764. They are classified at grade 11.

Ayshe Rhoades

General Attorney/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ayshe Rhoades holds the role of General Attorney at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,764. Their pay grade is 11.