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+

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

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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Emily Kawahara

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$80,217

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $80,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,217
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,217
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Emily Kawahara is a Law Clerk at Department of Justice based in Sacramento, California. 2024 total compensation came to $80,217. They are classified at grade 11.