U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Small Business Administration / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

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

608 employees hold this title in Small Business Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $91,473, above the department median of $79,560.

Employees: 608
Total payroll: $65.2M
Role median: $91,473
Agency median: $79,560
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$191,900+

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

How total compensation varies among the 608 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. Small Business Administration pays a median base salary of $91,897 for this role, 42% below that figure — about the 18th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Small Business Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Small Business Administration median · $91,897

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 Small Business Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 607 of 608 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 Small Business Administration is $91,473, 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 Small Business Administration, the median of $91,473 ranks #96 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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Daniel Murphy

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$117,962

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
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): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Daniel Murphy holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $117,962. Their pay grade is 13.

Brandon Whiteley

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$117,962

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
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): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Brandon Whiteley serves as a General Attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $117,962. They are classified at grade 13.

Rebecca Vinzant

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$117,198

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $117,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,198
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Wichita
Work county: Sedgwick
Work state: Kansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $117,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 205880173
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rebecca Vinzant works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Wichita, Kansas. Rebecca earned $117,198 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Christy Anyanwu

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,514

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,514
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,514
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,808
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christy Anyanwu holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,514. Their pay grade is 12.

Joseph Phillips

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,514

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,514
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,514
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,808
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Phillips works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. Joseph earned $116,514 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Joshua Scott

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,514

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,514
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,514
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,808
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joshua Scott works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. Joshua earned $116,514 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Lauren Arredondo

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,086

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,086
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,086
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lauren Arredondo works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. Lauren earned $116,086 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Allan Gonzales

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,086

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,086
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,086
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Allan Gonzales is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $116,086. They are classified at grade 13.

Candace Mcclean

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,086

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,086
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,086
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Candace Mcclean holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,086. Their pay grade is 13.

Jeehae Song

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,086

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,086
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,086
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Jeehae Song serves as a General Attorney based in Fort Worth, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $116,086. They are classified at grade 13.

Connor Troy

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$116,086

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $116,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,086
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Collin
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $116,086
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730085
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Connor Troy serves as a General Attorney based in Dallas, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $116,086. They are classified at grade 13.

Mark Hoffpauir

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$115,731

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $115,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,731
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Clarksburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,731
Basic Pay (before locality): $86,846
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240357031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mark Hoffpauir is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Clarksburg, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $115,731. They are classified at grade 12.

David Cornett

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$115,439

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $115,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,439
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Cornett is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Chicago, Illinois. 2024 total compensation came to $115,439. They are classified at grade 13.

Baldassaro Dicapo

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$115,375

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $115,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,375
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Citrus Heights
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $115,375
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 060712067
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Baldassaro Dicapo holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Citrus Heights, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $115,375. Their pay grade is 12.