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

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

588 employees hold this title in Department of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $147,176, above the department median of $144,712.

Employees: 588
Total payroll: $86.6M
Role median: $147,176
Agency median: $144,712
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$72,553$195,509+

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

How total compensation varies among the 588 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 Education pays a median base salary of $146,352 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 44th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Education sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Department of Education median · $146,352

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 Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Education is $147,176, 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 Education, the median of $147,176 ranks #90 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

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Easton Riley

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Fort Bend
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280157
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Education, Easton Riley serves as a General Attorney based in Houston, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Bruce Easop

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Education, Bruce Easop serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,764. They are classified at grade 11.

Margaret Schmidt

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$82,764

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,764
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,764
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Margaret Schmidt works as a General Attorney for Department of Education based in Washington, District of Columbia. Margaret earned $82,764 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Trevino Segarra

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$82,633

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $82,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,633
Pay grade: 11
Work city: La Mesa
Work county: San Diego
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061820073
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Trevino Segarra works as a General Attorney for Department of Education based in La Mesa, California. Trevino earned $82,633 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Livia Stahle

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$82,633

Sub-department: Federal Student Aid
Base pay: $82,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,633
Pay grade: 11
Work city: San Diego
Work county: San Diego
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063260073
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Livia Stahle works as a General Attorney for Department of Education based in San Diego, California. Livia earned $82,633 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Erin Clark

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$81,963

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $81,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,963
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Cambridge
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,963
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250170017
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Education, Erin Clark serves as a General Attorney based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,963. They are classified at grade 11.

Nathan Sullivan

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$81,963

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $81,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,963
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,963
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nathan Sullivan is a General Attorney at Department of Education based in Boston, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $81,963. They are classified at grade 11.

Nora Pou

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$81,963

Sub-department: Federal Student Aid
Base pay: $81,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,963
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Wellesley
Work county: Norfolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,963
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 251382021
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nora Pou is a General Attorney at Department of Education based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $81,963. They are classified at grade 11.

Farishta Ahmadi

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$81,728

Sub-department: Federal Student Aid
Base pay: $81,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,728
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,728
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Education, Farishta Ahmadi serves as a General Attorney based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,728. They are classified at grade 11.

Dalila Bentley

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$80,994

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $80,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,994
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,994
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dalila Bentley holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Education based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,994. Their pay grade is 11.

Jody Bianchini

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$80,994

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $80,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,994
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Glen Ellyn
Work county: Du Page
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,994
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 173420043
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jody Bianchini holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Education based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,994. Their pay grade is 11.

Nina Terebessy

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$80,994

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $80,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,994
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,994
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nina Terebessy holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Education based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,994. Their pay grade is 11.

Alexandra Jones

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$80,665

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $80,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,665
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,665
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Alexandra Jones holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Education based in Denver, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,665. Their pay grade is 11.

Elizabeth Vandenberg

General Attorney/Department of Education

2024 total comp

$79,839

Sub-department: Office for Civil Rights
Base pay: $79,839
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,839
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $79,839
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elizabeth Vandenberg holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Education based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,839. Their pay grade is 11.