U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Federal Trade Commission / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

754 employees hold this title in Federal Trade Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $191,900, above the department median of $185,824.

Employees: 754
Total payroll: $135.9M
Role median: $191,900
Agency median: $185,824
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$82,764$206,134+

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

How total compensation varies among the 754 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 Trade Commission pays a median base salary of $191,900 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Federal Trade Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Federal Trade Commission median · $191,900

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 Trade Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Federal Trade Commission is $191,900, 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 Trade Commission, the median of $191,900 ranks #9 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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Joanne Dela Pena

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joanne Dela Pena holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $144,042. Their pay grade is 14.

Patrick Kennedy

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Trade Commission, Patrick Kennedy serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $144,042. They are classified at grade 14.

Crystal Liu

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Crystal Liu works as a General Attorney for Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Crystal earned $144,042 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Harris Rothman

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Harris Rothman is a General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $144,042. They are classified at grade 14.

Darlene Mottley

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$143,559

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $143,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,559
Pay grade: 14
Work city: New York - New York
Work county: New York
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $143,559
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170061
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Darlene Mottley works as a General Attorney for Federal Trade Commission based in New York - New York, New York. Darlene earned $143,559 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Lindsay Robinson

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$142,094

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $142,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,094
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $142,094
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lindsay Robinson works as a General Attorney for Federal Trade Commission based in Los Angeles, California. Lindsay earned $142,094 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Leslie Okonta

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$141,557

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $141,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,557
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $141,557
Basic Pay (before locality): $106,226
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Leslie Okonta is a General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $141,557. They are classified at grade 13.

Cassandra Rasmussen

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$141,557

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $141,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,557
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $141,557
Basic Pay (before locality): $106,226
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Cassandra Rasmussen works as a General Attorney for Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Cassandra earned $141,557 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Lauren Gaskin

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$141,170

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,775
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,170
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lauren Gaskin holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $141,170. Their pay grade is 14.

Kristin Hill

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$140,970

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,970
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Burke
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510375059
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Trade Commission, Kristin Hill serves as a General Attorney based in Burke, Virginia. Their 2024 pay totaled $140,970. They are classified at grade 14.

Simon Barth

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,595

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,595
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Trade Commission, Simon Barth serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $139,595. They are classified at grade 14.

Angel Reyes

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Angel Reyes holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,395. Their pay grade is 14.

Joseph Conrad

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Conrad holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,395. Their pay grade is 14.

Sara Divett

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Trade Commission, Sara Divett serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $139,395. They are classified at grade 14.

Hanna St Marie

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hanna St Marie is a General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $139,395. They are classified at grade 14.

Anusha Sunkara

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Anusha Sunkara holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,395. Their pay grade is 14.

Amanda Triplett

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amanda Triplett holds the role of General Attorney at Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,395. Their pay grade is 14.

Andrew Kennedy

General Attorney/Federal Trade Commission

2024 total comp

$139,395

Sub-department: Federal Trade Commission
Base pay: $139,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,395
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $139,395
Basic Pay (before locality): $104,604
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Andrew Kennedy works as a General Attorney for Federal Trade Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Andrew earned $139,395 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.