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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Ted Lam

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$161,041

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $161,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,041
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Glendale
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $161,041
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061430037
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ted Lam is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Glendale, California. 2024 total compensation came to $161,041. They are classified at grade 14.

Gregg Stratman

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$160,383

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $160,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,383
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Omaha
Work county: Douglas
Work state: Nebraska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $160,383
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 313620055
Length of Service (Years): 35
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gregg Stratman works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Omaha, Nebraska. Gregg earned $160,383 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Lisa Johnson

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$159,639

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $159,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,639
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $159,639
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Lisa Johnson serves as a General Attorney based in Seattle, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $159,639. They are classified at grade 14.

Bruce Cheung

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$159,305

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $159,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,305
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $159,305
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bruce Cheung is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Fort Worth, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $159,305. They are classified at grade 14.

John Gygi

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$158,860

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $158,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,860
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Salt Lake City
Work county: Salt Lake
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $158,860
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491700035
Length of Service (Years): 35
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Gygi is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Salt Lake City, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $158,860. They are classified at grade 14.

David Higgs

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$158,860

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $158,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,860
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $158,860
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 35
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, David Higgs serves as a General Attorney based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their 2024 pay totaled $158,860. They are classified at grade 14.

Mark Obrien

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$158,860

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $158,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,860
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Augusta
Work county: Kennebec
Work state: Maine

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $158,860
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 230160011
Length of Service (Years): 37
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mark Obrien is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Augusta, Maine. 2024 total compensation came to $158,860. They are classified at grade 14.

Dean Robinson

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$157,982

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $157,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,982
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Herndon
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 511220059
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dean Robinson works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Herndon, Virginia. Dean earned $157,982 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Suzanne Ulicny

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$157,211

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $157,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,211
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Detroit
Work county: Wayne
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,211
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 261260163
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Suzanne Ulicny serves as a General Attorney based in Detroit, Michigan. Their 2024 pay totaled $157,211. They are classified at grade 14.

Todd Henderson

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$157,175

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $157,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,175
Pay grade: 14
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,175
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Todd Henderson is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in San Francisco, California. 2024 total compensation came to $157,175. They are classified at grade 14.

Kelle Acock

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$156,999

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $156,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,999
Pay grade: 14
Work city: San Antonio
Work county: Bexar
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,999
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 486090029
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kelle Acock works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in San Antonio, Texas. Kelle earned $156,999 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Valerie Parente

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$156,957

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $156,957
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,957
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,957
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Valerie Parente is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $156,957. They are classified at grade 15.

Marchelle Bailey

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$156,323

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $156,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,323
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Santa Ana
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,323
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063420059
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Marchelle Bailey works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Santa Ana, California. Marchelle earned $156,323 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Edward Kucharski

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$156,323

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $156,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,323
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Santa Ana
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $156,323
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063420059
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Edward Kucharski serves as a General Attorney based in Santa Ana, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $156,323. They are classified at grade 13.

Wesley Nell

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$155,078

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $155,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,078
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $155,078
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Wesley Nell holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Seattle, Washington. In 2024, their total compensation was $155,078. Their pay grade is 14.

Stacey Dawes

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$153,975

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $153,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,975
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,975
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stacey Dawes is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Denver, Colorado. 2024 total compensation came to $153,975. They are classified at grade 14.