U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Equal Employment Opportunity Commission / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

500 employees hold this title in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $158,139, above the department median of $117,962.

Employees: 500
Total payroll: $78.9M
Role median: $158,139
Agency median: $117,962
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$79,839$204,853+

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

How total compensation varies among the 500 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. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pays a median base salary of $158,109 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 49th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission median · $158,109

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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 499 of 500 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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is $158,139, 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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the median of $158,139 ranks #86 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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Michael Lagarde

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$149,446

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $149,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,446
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $149,446
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Michael Lagarde serves as a General Attorney based in Denver, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $149,446. They are classified at grade 14.

Leslie Carter

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$149,071

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $149,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,071
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Milwaukee
Work county: Milwaukee
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $149,071
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 553100079
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Leslie Carter is a General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2024 total compensation came to $149,071. They are classified at grade 14.

Michael Baskind

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,912

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,912
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,912
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Michael Baskind serves as a General Attorney based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $148,912. They are classified at grade 14.

Jessi Isenhart

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,900

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,900
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Cleveland
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391680035
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jessi Isenhart is a General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Cleveland, Ohio. 2024 total compensation came to $148,900. They are classified at grade 14.

Savannah Felton

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,778

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,778
Pay grade: 14
Work county: Henrico
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,778
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510000087
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Savannah Felton works as a General Attorney for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Virginia. Savannah earned $148,778 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Brett Sell

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,736

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,736
Pay grade: 14
Work city: San Antonio
Work county: Bexar
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 486090029
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brett Sell is a General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in San Antonio, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $148,736. They are classified at grade 14.

Sarah Chon

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sarah Chon holds the role of General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,689. Their pay grade is 14.

Natasja Handy

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Natasja Handy is a General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $148,689. They are classified at grade 14.

Laurie Bennett

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Laurie Bennett holds the role of General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,689. Their pay grade is 14.

Lesley Brown

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lesley Brown holds the role of General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,689. Their pay grade is 14.

Lynn Htun

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lynn Htun works as a General Attorney for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Lynn earned $148,689 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Sarah Mckinin

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sarah Mckinin serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $148,689. They are classified at grade 14.

Linda Tran

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Linda Tran is a General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $148,689. They are classified at grade 14.

Renee Trotter

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Renee Trotter holds the role of General Attorney at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,689. Their pay grade is 14.

Jana White

General Attorney/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2024 total comp

$148,689

Sub-department: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Base pay: $148,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,689
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $148,689
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jana White works as a General Attorney for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Jana earned $148,689 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.