U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Justice / Training Instruction

Job-title file

Training Instruction

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

12 employees hold this title in Department of Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $130,599, below the department median of $153,354.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $130,599
Agency median: $153,354
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110,304$177,983+

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

How total compensation varies among the 12 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

Training Instruction pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Training and Development Specialists — about 458,300 people — is $69,280. Department of Justice pays a median base salary of $127,797 for this role, 84% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Justice sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,760

$50,110

$69,280

$95,050

$123,250

Department of Justice median · $127,797

The bar is the range of annual wages for Training and Development Specialists 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.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Justice is $130,599, 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)

Training Instruction is held in 30 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Justice, the median of $130,599 ranks #12 of 30.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Federal Reserve System

$179,676 · 5

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$159,074 · 8

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$148,801 · 2

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

$143,181 · 7

Council of Inspector General on Integ.& Effic.

$141,557 · 1

Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board

$141,557 · 4

Department of Education

$141,212 · 22

Nat Archives and Records Administration

$137,624 · 5

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

$136,541 · 1

Department of Treasury

$134,811 · 21

Department of Health and Human Services

$133,087 · 211

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agy

$128,956 · 7

Median total compensation for the Training Instruction role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Same department

Other job titles in Department of Justice

Accounting 176
Administration and Office Support Student Trainee 56
Administrative Officer 151
Aircraft Operation 20
Architecture 13
Auditing 340
Budget Analysis 197
Civil Rights Analysis 14
Contracting 152
Data Science Series 5
Dispatching 5
Economist 55
Electronics Technical 7
Equal Employment Opportunity 21
Equal Opportunity Compliance 23
Equal Opportunity Investigation 10
Financial Administration and Program 257
Financial Analysis 11
Financial Clerical and Assistance 6
Financial Management 7
General Arts and Information 6
General Attorney 5,832
General Business and Industry 85
General Legal and Kindred Administration 777
General Physical Science 11
Government Information Specialist 75
Grants Management 306
Health Aid and Technician 6
History 7
Human Resources Assistance 23
Human Resources Management 296
Information Technology Management 617
Language Specialist 85
Law Clerk 32
Legal Assistance 424
Legal Instruments Examining 39
Librarian 29
Management and Program Analysis 546
Mathematical Statistics 7
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 1,048
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant 88
Operations Research 8
Paralegal Specialist 806
Patent Attorney 19
Program Management 96
Public Affairs 55
Purchasing 6
Realty 5
Records and Information Management 28
Secretary 42
Security Administration 315
Social Science 96
Social Work 11
Statistics 67
Support Services Administration 31
Technical Information Services 8
Telecommunications 10
Transportation Specialist 12
Writing and Editing 15

Record list

Employees with this title

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Craig Newell

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$182,313

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,097
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,313
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Craig Newell is a Training Instruction at Department of Justice based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $182,313. They are classified at grade 14.

Lynn Beard

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$162,629

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $162,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,629
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $162,629
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lynn Beard works as a Training Instruction for Department of Justice based in Washington, District of Columbia. Lynn earned $162,629 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Terry Byers

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$145,489

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $145,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,489
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $145,489
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Terry Byers is a Training Instruction at Department of Justice based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $145,489. They are classified at grade 13.

Jose Primera

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$142,302

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $142,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,302
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Frisco
Work county: Denton
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $142,302
Basic Pay (before locality): $112,128
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482520121
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Justice, Jose Primera serves as a Training Instruction based in Frisco, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $142,302. They are classified at grade 13.

Richard Kotas

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$138,492

Sub-department: United States Marshals Service
Base pay: $138,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,492
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Glynco
Work county: Glynn
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $138,492
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 132394127
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Kotas works as a Training Instruction for Department of Justice based in Glynco, Georgia. Richard earned $138,492 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Jessica Cummins

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$130,927

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $125,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,927
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,827
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Justice, Jessica Cummins serves as a Training Instruction based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $130,927. They are classified at grade 13.

Kimberly Blacks

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$130,271

Sub-department: Offices, Boards and Divisions
Base pay: $129,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,271
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $129,759
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kimberly Blacks holds the role of Training Instruction at Department of Justice based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $130,271. Their pay grade is 13.

Kevin Kelleher

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$125,835

Sub-department: United States Marshals Service
Base pay: $125,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,835
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Aydlett
Work county: Currituck
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,835
Basic Pay (before locality): $106,226
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370242053
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Justice, Kevin Kelleher serves as a Training Instruction based in Aydlett, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $125,835. They are classified at grade 13.

Herbert Turner

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$120,646

Sub-department: United States Marshals Service
Base pay: $120,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,646
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Jacksonville
Work county: Duval
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $120,646
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121510031
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Herbert Turner works as a Training Instruction for Department of Justice based in Jacksonville, Florida. Herbert earned $120,646 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Fiona Mcqueen

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$117,962

Sub-department: United States Marshals Service
Base pay: $117,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,962
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Arlington
Work county: Arlington
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $117,962
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510100013
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Fiona Mcqueen works as a Training Instruction for Department of Justice based in Arlington, Virginia. Fiona earned $117,962 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Billy Swatzell

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$114,848

Sub-department: United States Trustee Program
Base pay: $113,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,097
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,848
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Columbia
Work county: Richland
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,751
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 450520079
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Billy Swatzell is a Training Instruction at Department of Justice based in Columbia, South Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $114,848. They are classified at grade 13.

Franco Angelini

Training Instruction/Department of Justice

2024 total comp

$110,304

Sub-department: United States Marshals Service
Base pay: $110,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,304
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Lexington
Work county: Davidson
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,304
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372620057
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1712
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Franco Angelini holds the role of Training Instruction at Department of Justice based in Lexington, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $110,304. Their pay grade is 13.