U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Justice / Law Clerk

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Law Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

32 employees hold this title in Department of Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $82,764, below the department median of $153,354.

Employees: 32
Total payroll: $2.7M
Role median: $82,764
Agency median: $153,354
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$72,553$102,163+

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How total compensation varies among the 32 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.

Compare departments

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

Law Clerk is held in 21 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Justice, the median of $82,764 ranks #6 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$115,731 · 1

Judicial Branch

$105,812 · 35

Federal Housing Finance Agency

$100,000 · 1

Department of Health and Human Services

$84,366 · 1

Department of Energy

$83,039 · 3

Environmental Protection Agency

$82,764 · 3

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

$82,764 · 1

Fed Mine Safety and Health Review Cmsn

$82,764 · 1

Federal Communications Commission

$82,764 · 5

Federal Trade Commission

$82,764 · 2

Department of Veterans Affairs

$82,764 · 14

Department of Homeland Security

$82,764 · 9

Median total compensation for the Law Clerk 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

Law Clerk beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $82,764 ranks #1 of 17. See Law Clerk across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$72,863 · 7

$68,349 · 15

$55,915 · 6

$51,302 · 134

$41,957 · 37

$41,472 · 76

$39,645 · 127

$36,072 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Law Clerkroles 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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Adriano Iqbal

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$76,671

Sub-department: U.S. Trustee Program
Base pay: $76,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $76,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Adriano Iqbal holds the role of Law Clerk at Department of Justice based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,671. Their pay grade is 11.

Alecia Brooks

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$75,708

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $75,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,708
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Smithfield
Work county: Johnston
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $75,708
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 374230101
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Justice, Alecia Brooks serves as a Law Clerk based in Smithfield, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $75,708. They are classified at grade 11.