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

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

5,832 employees hold this title in Department of Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $191,900, above the department median of $153,354.

Employees: 5,832
Total payroll: $1.1B
Role median: $191,900
Agency median: $153,354
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$221,900+

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

How total compensation varies among the 5,832 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 Justice pays a median base salary of $191,900 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Justice sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Department of Justice median · $191,900

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

Computed over the 5,804 of 5,832 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Justice is $191,900, 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 Justice, the median of $191,900 ranks #9 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

Dfc

$191,900 · 78

Federal Communications Commission

$191,900 · 627

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 Attorney roles 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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Richard Cato

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Orlando
Work county: Orange
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122360095
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

At Department of Justice, Richard Cato serves as a General Attorney based in Orlando, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Daniel Conklin

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Jena
Work county: La Salle
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221130059
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Daniel Conklin works as a General Attorney for Department of Justice based in Jena, Louisiana. Daniel earned $156,924 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Alberto Depuy

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: New Orleans
Work county: Orleans
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221690071
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Alberto Depuy holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Justice based in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2024, their total compensation was $156,924. Their pay grade is 00.

Jeffrey Frederick

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Winter Haven
Work county: Polk
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 123300105
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Jeffrey Frederick works as a General Attorney for Department of Justice based in Winter Haven, Florida. Jeffrey earned $156,924 in 2024. Their pay grade is 00.

Maithe Gonzalez

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Jena
Work county: La Salle
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221130059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

At Department of Justice, Maithe Gonzalez serves as a General Attorney based in Jena, Louisiana. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Enrique Holguin

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Enrique Holguin is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in El Paso, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Gabrielle Jones

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: New Orleans
Work county: Orleans
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221690071
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Gabrielle Jones is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in New Orleans, Louisiana. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Jessica Miles

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Chaparral
Work county: Otero
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350154035
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Jessica Miles is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Chaparral, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Velasco Paredes

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

At Department of Justice, Velasco Paredes serves as a General Attorney based in El Paso, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Danny Razo

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Danny Razo holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Justice based in El Paso, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $156,924. Their pay grade is 00.

Raphael Rojas-Fernandez

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Orlando
Work county: Orange
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122360095
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Raphael Rojas-Fernandez is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Orlando, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Abdias Tida

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: El Paso
Work county: El Paso
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482190141
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

At Department of Justice, Abdias Tida serves as a General Attorney based in El Paso, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Tanya Hasbrouck

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Jena
Work county: La Salle
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221130059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Tanya Hasbrouck is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Jena, Louisiana. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Danielle Garten

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,924

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $156,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,924
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Chaparral
Work county: Otero
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $134,330
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350154035
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): IJ

Danielle Garten is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Chaparral, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $156,924. They are classified at grade 00.

Asher Bublick

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$156,151

Sub-department: U.S. Trustee Program
Base pay: $156,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,151
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,151
Basic Pay (before locality): $123,041
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Asher Bublick holds the role of General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Dallas, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $156,151. Their pay grade is 15.

Ameet Kabrawala

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$155,849

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $155,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,849
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Zagreb
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $155,849
Basic Pay (before locality): $155,849
Country: Croatia
Duty Station Code: HR9000000
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ameet Kabrawala is a General Attorney at Department of Justice based in Zagreb, No Data Reported. 2024 total compensation came to $155,849. They are classified at grade 15.

Charles Walsh

General Attorney/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$155,849

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $155,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,849
Pay grade: 15
Work city: San Salvador
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $155,849
Basic Pay (before locality): $155,849
Country: El Salvador
Duty Station Code: ES6000000
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Justice, Charles Walsh serves as a General Attorney based in San Salvador, No Data Reported. Their 2024 pay totaled $155,849. They are classified at grade 15.