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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Andrea Lorch

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$84,366

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $84,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,366
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Santa Ana
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $84,366
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063420059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Andrea Lorch is a Law Clerk at Department of Justice based in Santa Ana, California. 2024 total compensation came to $84,366. They are classified at grade 11.

Rebecca Maehara

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$84,366

Sub-department: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Base pay: $84,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,366
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Santa Ana
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $84,366
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063420059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rebecca Maehara works as a Law Clerk for Department of Justice based in Santa Ana, California. Rebecca earned $84,366 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Saba Khan

Law Clerk/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$83,861

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $82,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,097
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,861
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): 0904
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Saba Khan holds the role of Law Clerk at Department of Justice based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,861. Their pay grade is 11.