U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Office of Special Counsel / Law Clerk

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Law Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

1 employee holds this title in Office of Special Counsel. Median total compensation for the role is $91,145, below the department median of $158,306.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $91.1K
Role median: $91,145
Agency median: $158,306
Comparison: Below

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This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Law Clerk is held in 27 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Office of Special Counsel, the median of $91,145 ranks #7 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Securities and Exchange Commission

$132,993 · 1

Judicial Branch

$119,271 · 70

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$118,966 · 6

Department of State

$108,783 · 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$107,590 · 7

Federal Reserve System

$101,094 · 3

Department of Transportation

$91,135 · 18

Department of Labor

$85,522 · 20

Federal Communications Commission

$85,024 · 6

Department of Energy

$83,227 · 12

Environmental Protection Agency

$83,014 · 3

Department of Veterans Affairs

$82,889 · 10

Median total compensation for the Law Clerk role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Law Clerk beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $85,236 ranks #1 of 17. See Law Clerk across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$72,863 · 7

$68,349 · 15

$55,915 · 6

$51,302 · 134

$41,957 · 37

$41,472 · 76

$39,645 · 127

$36,072 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Law Clerk 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.

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Christopher Swindell

Law Clerk/Office of Special Counsel

2026 total comp

$91,145

Sub-department: Office of Special Counsel
Base pay: $91,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,145
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work state: District of Columbia
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $91,145
Agency Code (OPM): FW
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): FW00
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,049
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Duty Station State: DC
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0904

Christopher Swindell works as a Law Clerk for Office of Special Counsel based in Washington, District of Columbia. Christopher earned $91,145 in 2026. Their pay grade is 11.