U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Federal Reserve System / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

375 employees hold this title in Federal Reserve System. Median total compensation for the role is $216,602, above the department median of $185,831.

Employees: 375
Total payroll: $80.8M
Role median: $216,602
Agency median: $185,831
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$104,706$262,000+

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

How total compensation varies among the 375 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. Federal Reserve System pays a median base salary of $215,852 for this role, 35% above that figure — about the 73rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Federal Reserve System sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Federal Reserve System median · $215,852

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 Federal Reserve System’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Federal Reserve System is $216,602, 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 Federal Reserve System, the median of $216,602 ranks #5 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

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

Adv Council on Historic Preservation

$191,900 · 2

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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William Erle

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$246,046

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $246,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $246,046
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $246,046
Basic Pay (before locality): $197,993
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

William Erle works as a General Attorney for Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. William earned $246,046 in 2024. Their pay grade is 71.

Peder Magee

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$246,046

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $246,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $246,046
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $246,046
Basic Pay (before locality): $197,993
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Peder Magee works as a General Attorney for Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. Peder earned $246,046 in 2024. Their pay grade is 71.

Steven Wrone

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$245,924

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $245,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $245,924
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $245,674
Basic Pay (before locality): $197,694
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Steven Wrone holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $245,924. Their pay grade is 71.

Cathaleen Skinner

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$244,842

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $244,842
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $244,842
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $244,842
Basic Pay (before locality): $197,024
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Cathaleen Skinner is a General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $244,842. They are classified at grade 71.

Alanna Carbis

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$244,132

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $244,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $244,132
Pay grade: 71
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $244,132
Basic Pay (before locality): $170,877
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Alanna Carbis holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in San Francisco, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $244,132. Their pay grade is 71.

Kristin Mcpartland

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$243,552

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $243,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $243,552
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $243,302
Basic Pay (before locality): $195,785
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Kristin Mcpartland is a General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $243,552. They are classified at grade 71.

Kristine Andreassen

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$243,302

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $243,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $243,302
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $243,302
Basic Pay (before locality): $195,785
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Kristine Andreassen works as a General Attorney for Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. Kristine earned $243,302 in 2024. Their pay grade is 71.

Daniel Brown

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$242,584

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $242,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $242,584
Pay grade: 72
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $242,584
Basic Pay (before locality): $195,207
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Daniel Brown holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $242,584. Their pay grade is 72.

Nicole Heiser

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$242,584

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $242,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $242,584
Pay grade: 72
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $242,584
Basic Pay (before locality): $195,207
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Nicole Heiser serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $242,584. They are classified at grade 72.

Sandra Parker

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$242,302

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $242,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $242,302
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $242,052
Basic Pay (before locality): $194,779
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Sandra Parker holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $242,302. Their pay grade is 71.

Thomas Kim

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$241,808

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $241,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $241,808
Pay grade: 72
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $241,808
Basic Pay (before locality): $194,583
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Thomas Kim works as a General Attorney for Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. Thomas earned $241,808 in 2024. Their pay grade is 72.

Angela Puri

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$240,748

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $240,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,748
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $240,748
Basic Pay (before locality): $193,730
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Angela Puri is a General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $240,748. They are classified at grade 71.

Katherine Wong

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$240,669

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $240,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,669
Pay grade: 71
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $240,169
Basic Pay (before locality): $168,103
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Katherine Wong serves as a General Attorney based in San Francisco, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $240,669. They are classified at grade 71.

Lee Sherman

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$240,169

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $240,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,169
Pay grade: 71
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $240,169
Basic Pay (before locality): $168,103
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Lee Sherman serves as a General Attorney based in San Francisco, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $240,169. They are classified at grade 71.

Stephen Jacques

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$239,122

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $239,122
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,122
Basic Pay (before locality): $191,617
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Stephen Jacques serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $239,122. They are classified at grade 71.

Joseph Baressi

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,872

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,872
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,122
Basic Pay (before locality): $191,617
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Joseph Baressi works as a General Attorney for Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. Joseph earned $238,872 in 2024. Their pay grade is 71.

Elena Gonzalez

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,757

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,757
Pay grade: 71
Work city: New York - New York
Work county: New York
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,757
Basic Pay (before locality): $168,103
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170061
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Elena Gonzalez serves as a General Attorney based in New York - New York, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,757. They are classified at grade 71.

Maria Heifetz

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,757

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,757
Pay grade: 71
Work city: New York - New York
Work county: New York
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,757
Basic Pay (before locality): $168,103
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170061
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Maria Heifetz serves as a General Attorney based in New York - New York, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,757. They are classified at grade 71.

Tracee Plowell-Page

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,707

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,707
Pay grade: 71
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,207
Basic Pay (before locality): $191,685
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Tracee Plowell-Page holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $238,707. Their pay grade is 71.

Richa Dasgupta

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,647

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,647
Pay grade: 72
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,647
Basic Pay (before locality): $192,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

Richa Dasgupta is a General Attorney at Federal Reserve System based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $238,647. They are classified at grade 72.

Jarid Smith

General Attorney/Federal Reserve System

2024 total comp

$238,647

Sub-department: Bureau of Consumer Finance Pro
Base pay: $238,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,647
Pay grade: 72
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $238,647
Basic Pay (before locality): $192,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): CN

At Federal Reserve System, Jarid Smith serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $238,647. They are classified at grade 72.