U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Environmental Protection Agency / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

1,107 employees hold this title in Environmental Protection Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $174,811, above the department median of $133,692.

Employees: 1,107
Total payroll: $182.2M
Role median: $174,811
Agency median: $133,692
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$73,690$216,693+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,107 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. Environmental Protection Agency pays a median base salary of $174,811 for this role, 9% above that figure — about the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Environmental Protection Agency sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Environmental Protection Agency median · $174,811

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 Environmental Protection Agency’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,104 of 1,107 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Environmental Protection Agency is $174,811, 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 Environmental Protection Agency, the median of $174,811 ranks #60 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

Department of Treasury

$191,900 · 392

Department of State

$191,900 · 325

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 Attorneyroles 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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John Ross

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,793

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,793
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,793
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Ross works as a General Attorney for Environmental Protection Agency based in Seattle, Washington. John earned $115,793 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Kayla Rowsey-Sobrero

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,793

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,793
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,793
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Kayla Rowsey-Sobrero serves as a General Attorney based in Seattle, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,793. They are classified at grade 13.

Da Vieira

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,793

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,793
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,793
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Da Vieira holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Seattle, Washington. In 2024, their total compensation was $115,793. Their pay grade is 13.

John Bobka

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,731

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,731
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,731
Basic Pay (before locality): $86,846
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Bobka holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $115,731. Their pay grade is 12.

Erin Brewer

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,460

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,460
Pay grade: 12
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,460
Basic Pay (before locality): $79,403
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Erin Brewer serves as a General Attorney based in San Francisco, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,460. They are classified at grade 12.

Sarah Baehr

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,439

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,439
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sarah Baehr works as a General Attorney for Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. Sarah earned $115,439 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Logan Glasenapp

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,439

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,439
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Logan Glasenapp holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $115,439. Their pay grade is 13.

Jacob Podell

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,439

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,439
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jacob Podell works as a General Attorney for Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. Jacob earned $115,439 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Elyse Voyen

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,439

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,439
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elyse Voyen holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $115,439. Their pay grade is 13.

Natalia Cabrera

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$115,204

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $115,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,204
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Shaker Heights
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,204
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 397420035
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Natalia Cabrera is a General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Shaker Heights, Ohio. 2024 total compensation came to $115,204. They are classified at grade 13.

Benjamin Mathieu

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$114,970

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $114,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,970
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $114,970
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Benjamin Mathieu works as a General Attorney for Environmental Protection Agency based in Denver, Colorado. Benjamin earned $114,970 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Paige Wright

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$114,970

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $114,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,970
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $114,970
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Paige Wright serves as a General Attorney based in Denver, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $114,970. They are classified at grade 13.

Peter Herrick

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$113,792

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $113,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,792
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,792
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Peter Herrick holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,792. Their pay grade is 13.

Christopher Minott

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$113,792

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $113,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,792
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,792
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christopher Minott is a General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $113,792. They are classified at grade 13.

Ethan Rauf

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$113,792

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $113,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,792
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,792
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ethan Rauf holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,792. Their pay grade is 13.

Promy Tabassum

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$113,792

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $113,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,792
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,792
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Promy Tabassum is a General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $113,792. They are classified at grade 13.

Samuel Pogue

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$113,047

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,047
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Lexington
Work county: Lexington
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,047
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 511450678
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Samuel Pogue holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Lexington, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,047. Their pay grade is 12.

Amber Litchfield

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$112,341

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $112,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,341
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,341
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amber Litchfield is a General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Dallas, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $112,341. They are classified at grade 13.

Christian Rosnell

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$112,341

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $112,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,341
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,341
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christian Rosnell holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Dallas, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $112,341. Their pay grade is 13.

Christian Smith

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$112,341

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $112,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,341
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,341
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christian Smith holds the role of General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Dallas, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $112,341. Their pay grade is 13.