U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Government Printing Office / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

12 employees hold this title in Government Printing Office. Median total compensation for the role is $183,520, above the department median of $105,748.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $183,520
Agency median: $105,748
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$117,962$201,299+

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

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. Government Printing Office pays a median base salary of $183,520 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 60th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Government Printing Office sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Government Printing Office median · $183,520

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 Government Printing Office’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Government Printing Office is $183,520, 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 Government Printing Office, the median of $183,520 ranks #39 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 Attorney roles 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Government Printing Office

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kerry Miller

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$203,950

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $203,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,950
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $203,950
Basic Pay (before locality): $203,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GE

Kerry Miller holds the role of General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $203,950. Their pay grade is 00.

Frederick Hay

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$191,900

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Frederick Hay is a General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $191,900. They are classified at grade 15.

Cynthia Lie

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$191,900

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Cynthia Lie holds the role of General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $191,900. Their pay grade is 15.

Latonya Hayes

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$191,900

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Latonya Hayes holds the role of General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $191,900. Their pay grade is 15.

Melissa Hatfield

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$185,866

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $185,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,866
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Mount Holly
Work county: Gaston
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,866
Basic Pay (before locality): $155,849
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373190071
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

At Government Printing Office, Melissa Hatfield serves as a General Attorney based in Mount Holly, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,866. They are classified at grade 15.

Sandi Boyd

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$185,824

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $185,824
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,824
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,824
Basic Pay (before locality): $139,445
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Sandi Boyd holds the role of General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $185,824. Their pay grade is 15.

Jennifer Sims

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
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): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Jennifer Sims works as a General Attorney for Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. Jennifer earned $181,216 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Jacqueline Ivey

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Jacqueline Ivey is a General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $167,276. They are classified at grade 14.

James Goodman

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$161,356

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $161,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,356
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Fate
Work county: Rockwall
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $161,356
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482330397
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

James Goodman holds the role of General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Fate, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,356. Their pay grade is 15.

Mauricio Drummond

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$146,352

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $146,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,352
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $146,352
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

Mauricio Drummond works as a General Attorney for Government Printing Office based in Atlanta, Georgia. Mauricio earned $146,352 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Nicole Goldstein

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
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): PG

Nicole Goldstein is a General Attorney at Government Printing Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $144,042. They are classified at grade 14.

Brook Kolarich

General Attorney/Government Printing Office

2024 total comp

$117,962

Sub-department: Government Printing Office
Base pay: $117,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,962
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $117,962
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): PG

At Government Printing Office, Brook Kolarich serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $117,962. They are classified at grade 13.