U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Commerce / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

1,548 employees hold this title in Department of Commerce. Median total compensation for the role is $173,130, above the department median of $127,707.

Employees: 1,548
Total payroll: $251.2M
Role median: $173,130
Agency median: $127,707
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$72,553$204,000+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,548 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. Department of Commerce pays a median base salary of $169,429 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Commerce sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Department of Commerce median · $169,429

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 Department of Commerce’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,547 of 1,548 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Commerce is $173,130, 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 Department of Commerce, the median of $173,130 ranks #61 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

Denali Commission

$191,900 · 1

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$191,900 · 5

Department of Treasury

$191,900 · 392

Department of State

$191,900 · 325

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

Page 1

Sam Duggan

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$111,585

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $111,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,585
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Buffalo
Work county: Erie
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $111,585
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 360750029
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Sam Duggan serves as a General Attorney based in Buffalo, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $111,585. They are classified at grade 13.

Jasmine Soriano

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$111,268

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $110,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,131
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,268
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Miami
Work county: Miami-Dade
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,137
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122010086
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jasmine Soriano holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Miami, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,268. Their pay grade is 13.

Holland Hauenstein

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$111,166

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $104,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,996
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,166
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Ames
Work county: Story
Work state: Iowa

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $104,170
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 190230169
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Holland Hauenstein works as a General Attorney for Department of Commerce based in Ames, Iowa. Holland earned $111,166 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Marissa Jackson

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$111,027

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $109,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,749
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,027
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Mcdonough
Work county: Henry
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,278
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 133360151
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Marissa Jackson works as a General Attorney for Department of Commerce based in Mcdonough, Georgia. Marissa earned $111,027 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Jacqueline Gebhardt

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$110,765

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $105,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,869
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,765
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Charles
Work county: Saint Charles
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $105,896
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297010183
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jacqueline Gebhardt works as a General Attorney for Department of Commerce based in Saint Charles, Missouri. Jacqueline earned $110,765 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Elina Rojas

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$110,137

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $110,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,137
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Miami
Work county: Miami-Dade
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,137
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122010086
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Elina Rojas serves as a General Attorney based in Miami, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $110,137. They are classified at grade 13.

Hunter Morrissey

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$109,334

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $108,245
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,334
Pay grade: 12
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $108,245
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,441
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hunter Morrissey is a General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in San Francisco, California. 2024 total compensation came to $109,334. They are classified at grade 12.

Anastasia Mebane

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$109,159

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $107,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,253
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,159
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Durham
Work county: Durham
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,906
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371360063
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Anastasia Mebane serves as a General Attorney based in Durham, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,159. They are classified at grade 13.

Joseph Grossman-Trawick

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$109,119

Sub-department: Office of the Secretary
Base pay: $109,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,119
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,119
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,884
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Joseph Grossman-Trawick serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,119. They are classified at grade 12.

Magdalena Berger

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$108,500

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $102,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,500
Pay grade: 12
Work city: New York - Kings
Work county: Kings
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $102,163
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,441
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170047
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Magdalena Berger works as a General Attorney for Department of Commerce based in New York - Kings, New York. Magdalena earned $108,500 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Samantha Burgess

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$108,191

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $102,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,028
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,191
Pay grade: 12
Work city: New York - Queens
Work county: Queens
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $102,163
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,441
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170081
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Samantha Burgess serves as a General Attorney based in New York - Queens, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $108,191. They are classified at grade 12.

Bao-Ngoc Dang

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$108,172

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $103,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,763
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,172
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Orlando
Work county: Orange
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $103,409
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122360095
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bao-Ngoc Dang is a General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Orlando, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $108,172. They are classified at grade 13.

Sydney Jolliffe

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$107,590

Sub-department: Office of the Secretary
Base pay: $107,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,590
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $107,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sydney Jolliffe works as a General Attorney for Department of Commerce based in Washington, District of Columbia. Sydney earned $107,590 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Elena Kravtsoff

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$106,856

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $106,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,856
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $106,856
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elena Kravtsoff is a General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Nashville, Tennessee. 2024 total compensation came to $106,856. They are classified at grade 13.

Mindy Wudarsky

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$106,776

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $103,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,367
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,776
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Asheville
Work county: Buncombe
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $103,409
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370170021
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Mindy Wudarsky serves as a General Attorney based in Asheville, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $106,776. They are classified at grade 13.

Gabrielle Rennie

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$106,586

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $104,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,586
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Indian Harbour Beach
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $104,100
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121471009
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gabrielle Rennie holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $106,586. Their pay grade is 13.

Bria Stephens

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$105,948

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $103,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,948
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Ridgeland
Work county: Madison
Work state: Mississippi

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $103,409
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 282130089
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bria Stephens is a General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. 2024 total compensation came to $105,948. They are classified at grade 13.

Christianne Wolfsen

General Attorney/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$105,901

Sub-department: Patent and Trademark Office
Base pay: $103,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,492
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,901
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Jacksonville
Work county: Duval
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $103,409
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121510031
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christianne Wolfsen holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Commerce based in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $105,901. Their pay grade is 13.